Do you name your bike
traceytwink
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Ok I was once told if your gonna ride your bike long and hard you have to give it a name, so my question is do any of you guys and gals have a name for your bike??
Mine by the way is Russell after the lovely Russell Brand ????
Mine by the way is Russell after the lovely Russell Brand ????
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Bertha - Old steel hybrid, heavy as hell that I ride with the family.
Biff - my first road bike, an old LeMond that I wrecked more times than I can count, but he is still fast.
Roxy - my new road bike. Madone 5.2 sweet little ride makes me feel light and quick...0 -
No.
Just NO.
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My ride is named Molly. Not sure how that happened, but it did.
And I'm psyched to take Molly riding down a car-free Lake Shore Drive in Chicago this weekend!!0 -
Well I actually won my bike in an online competition to name a bike! haha. But when I picked it up I was able to choose a different colour to the won I named. So this one doesn't have a name!
Good name for a blue bike? (It's in my pic)0 -
No.. I don't .. Have never understood naming of cars bikes etc. I am always curious as to why people do this.0
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No.. I don't .. Have never understood naming of cars bikes etc. I am always curious as to why people do this.
Misplaced / Deluded Anthropomorphism mainly. Or they just think its cute. :laugh:0 -
I'd have to say its to have fun in life and not take everything seriously ????0
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I have 2 identical Giant TCRs and have been know to refer to them as the twins, however this might sound a bit kinky when it comes to riding them!
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No, I don't 'name' my bikes. The manufacturer did it for me
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No, I don't 'name' my bikes. The manufacturer did it for me
Good point - if I do ever sign up to that framebuilding course, I may just name a bike then, but otherwise... nahhhhh...0 -
I thought I was the only crazy person.. Ha!
I named my fitness bike "paloma"
Edited to add: I am generally a very happy person, and try not to take myself too seriously.
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Hmmm on the contrary, I am named after my bike.... My mates call me GiantK :laugh: :laugh:0
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My bikes all seem to have the same name, 'cause when I ride, people point at me an yell "Fred" ;-)
http://biskey7.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/bicycling-are-you-a-fred/ (Definition #1 and to a point, #3 - definitely not #2)0 -
I guess I need to as I name my cars.
However, I did take pics of my new tires as if I had just outfitted my car with performance rubber of something...and for MUCH cheaper.0 -
I guess I need to as I name my cars.
My cars' names are Big Wagon, Little Wagon, and Red Car. My scooters are named Blue, Gray, and White. So I guess my bikes are named Old Green Bike, Red Bike, Craigslist Bike, and Xtracycle. :-)0 -
Nope don't take myself "too seriously"... but I do refer to my bikes and cars by their brand names, not a proper name. I name my pets, they actually respond to their names, I think that is the key for me...that the object of the name can actually respond to it.
It seems that more women than men name their bikes and cars. I am woman so don't fit that rule, but in general that is my observation.0 -
Annie - my old purple/white moutain bike.
Right now I don't have a bike of my own (working on it) i'm using my future father in law's and I named his trevor0 -
I have a hard enough time remembering my OWN name & that of my family members.0
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I dont name my bike but what the name is already on it. I have a GMC Denali road bike. I just call it Denali.0
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Snatch, Roja, and Vader.0
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Whenever I get a new bike I let my daughters name it. It's silly and everybody enjoys the process.
Old crappy Giant: Giant
Old LeMond road bike: Rainbow (it has a rainbow on the down tube)
Kestrel Telon: Gwinnie (It's black and white, like a pen"guin")
Bianchi Volpe: Chino (It's Italian, and tan, like a cappuccino)
All in all, I think they did a pretty good job.0 -
No, no, a thousand times no. Don't get me wrong, I love my bikes, but they're bikes, they have no soul. Would you name your vacuum or your leaf blower?No.
Just NO.0 -
I have named my leaf blower! LEIF.
My vacuum cleaner is DYSON.0 -
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I wouldn't say they have names but when I refer to them individually, they are:
The Roadie
The City/Night Bike
Salsa
The Mountain
My Single0 -
This is what I call mine, they don't have "names":
SS
Epic
Trek
The Road Bike
I also call all my MTBs "You lousy piece of s**t" when I hit the ground or a tree.0 -
I also name my bikes.
I have a Giant Dash 3 that has yellow on it so it is called Bird after Big Bird.
I just got a new road bike that as of yet has not been named. It has been called a few choice words as I am still getting used to it.0 -
Nope...:noway:0
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I have had my Gary Fisher Montare 29er for years and no name ever just spoke to me! I recently bought a Specialized tarmac SL4 and after about the first ride I named it Twitch. My girlfriend calls it (and me) Blur... I also have a Cannondale cruiser that I call Pedals.0
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It's a Lexa so I'm going to call it Lexie. I've had it all of 24 hours :happy:0
