Originally Posted by
ignant666
Or, whlle the name is certainly derived from the Paris neighborhood, I think it may be via
this.
I wonder if anyone at Trek has done the minimal research necessary to find out that Belleville is a working class, very heavily Arab & African area, the sort of place where women in full burqas are a common sight: interesting marketing association. Mostly likely, they just stole it from VO because it sounded French.
Better than
Electra stealing a whole line of parts and accessories form them. Poor VO, I should give them more of my money.