Have you named your bike?

[bikerchick68]

this came up on another forum and I admitted I have named my bike... Raoul... because he's sexy and stiff and always gives me the ride of my life... :eek: :D Yep, he's my man... never lets me down like the others... ;)

soooooo is anyone else wacky this way? Comeon... fess up!

[jobob]

oh, a few of us have ... :D

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=1152

[bikerchick68]

hahahaha! those are some great names! glad to know I'm not alone in my lunacy... :D

[fixedgeargirl]

I went to the link provided by jobob - pedalfaster, I once owned a 1969 VW Transporter with some Westfalia bits in the rear and her name was Esmerelda!!

I used to call my mtb Fleabane b/c it was the exact color of the flower. It's since been re-powdercoated and hasn't gotten a new moniker yet. My road bike is nameless. My fixed gear/scorcher is "Scorchette", which I also use as an internet handle.

[mtnbikenmama]

My 1st mtn bike was a trek 4500 and I named it Menstral cycle cause it was a pain in the butt, the next was a take off of that -my 2002 stumpjuper fs I called Minstrel Of the Dawn, cause is bright yellow and reminds me of that old Gorden Lightfoot song, and my current bike is Love Child cause my hubby loves me so much that he got it for me- and it's wonderful. It's a HPL Alchemy. :D
donna

[sarahfixit]

My pride and joy is a 1992 Giant Sedona that I call Sid. It is about the most natural nickname for my bikes yet, and it fits her personality. Competitive but no lightwieght, capable of anything and getting me home from it.
The road bike is a 1986 Trek 400 that I call Allison. Road bikes always have a feminine side in my view, so it had to be a more girly name ;)
The X-mart Next mountain bike that I play with as a beater I call Wally. Origin as well as personality.
2001 Giant XTC is still nameless. It has such a neutral handling personality it seems masculine, but I am still stumped for a name. :confused:

[Biking Chick]

4900 Mtn bike is named Iris - it's a purplely blue color. Trek 2200 road bike is named Equisan - Ojibwa for 'little girl'; everytime hubby would take it off the bike rack it said it was so light and small that it looked like a big little girl's bike. My 5200 is named Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz - I know that on that bike I can fly over the rainbow. I have a new 7500 FX and have only had it out twice - she hasn't told me her name yet but will let y'all know when she does.

Cindy

[CorsairMac]

My Trek Navigator 200 is named "Baby" coz every time I take her into my LBS for service I tell them to "Take Real Good Care of my Baby"! (which they do)

[LBTC]

names....
hmmmm

well, I haven't officially named any of my bikes. it's worth a thought, though. I do often refer to my Santa Cruz Juliana (full XTR and carbon fibre goodies) as a Porsche. Totally proven design, handles like a dream, almost affordable of the exotics. ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, she's so sweet....is the ice gone yet??

as I grind up my next climb searching for something to keep my mind from the pain in my lungs and legs....I'll ponder the names that could fit the steed below me....this sounds like fun!!

Namaste,
~T~

[nuthatch]

My one and only is Bikey, the best bike in the deep blue sea (thanks to SpongeBob and my kids)!

[AutumnBreez]

Since I had my eye on her, I always thought about how brilliant the colors were that it seemed like sunshine, it also reminds me of the Sugar maple, strong and its beautiful colors in my favorite season of Autumn.
Maple syrup is also sweet and delightful. Sunkissed Sugar Maple, Maple for short.

[Barb]

My new Mtn bike is a Fisher Tassahara. She is black up front and red in the back. I call her Ruby red dress. She is still at my LBS....waiting for warmer than 30 degrees to motivate me!

[alison_in_oh]

This is Spartacus:
http://homepage.mac.com/smileygsd/spartacus.jpg

(Hi, I'm new!)

[CorsairMac]

WElcome to the forum alison! Nice bike btw.......and I saw your posting in the getting to know you! Hope you enjoy your time here as much as I do! (geez...I'm even checking now when I get home "just in case" someone posted while I offline!)

[nuthatch]

(geez...I'm even checking now when I get home "just in case" someone posted while I offline!)

I thought we all did that.... ;)

[alison_in_oh]

I've got a few boards that I check compulsively, but this one is already creeping to the top of the list. ;)

Thanks for the welcome!

[LBTC]

welcome aboard Alison!!

great pic, by the way, and great name for you bike! Also love your avatar!

yup, I should be working now....but somebody posted something! I gotta read it!!

heehee

Namaste,
~T~

[sulis]

Of course! I name all my modes of transportation.
Buster is my old mountain bike.
Wolfgang is my 10 day old Specialized Allez Sport, Red.

[Melody]

My hubby and I have started calling it the Frankenbike due to all of the stuff I keep adding to it. He says its also ugly now with everything, but I just like to be prepared. :P Recently we weighed it and I've added around 10 extra pounds of gear according to the scale. :eek: But I've got a _very_ loud refillable air horn, an HID light, bike pump, seat bag with tools, etc. etc. :D I think the scale is lying anyway. :p

He just laughs at me for carrying all that stuff. At least there isn't a kitchen sink on it. :rolleyes: At least not yet. :cool:

Mel

[Adventure Girl]

I think the scale is lying anyway. :pAll scales lie!!! :p

[snapdragen]

At least there isn't a kitchen sink on it.

jobob can tell you how to carry one of those! :D

[Melody]

jobob can tell you how to carry one of those! :D

heh. You know, I have been considering putting on a rear rack ... ;)

Mel

[sarahfixit]

I towed a 15 ft section of tree with my mountain bike :D , Sink is no big :cool:

[Melody]

I towed a 15 ft section of tree with my mountain bike :D , Sink is no big :cool:

:eek:

Mel

[sarahfixit]

Ill have to post pics of my towing rack. It has a big cable hook and works well with the super low gearing on the mountain bike. Hardest part is getting started. It is really fun to see people's reactions to seeing a bike towing down the road. ;) I was inspired by going to cambodia. They pack 4 people or 400 lbs of cargo or whatever we would do with a truck, on singlespeeds. Soo, we should be able to at least match :rolleyes:

[joyrider]

My new bike is named Seabiscuit - because he started at the bottom and was known for carrying really heavy jockeys!

[BikeMomma]

Here's me 'n Flicka at the Cinderella last Saturday....it was our first outing together as friends... ;) ;)

I named her Flicka because of how long I've been wanting a carbon. The boy in the book had wanted a horse of his own for a long time too. And, Flicka was black with a white star on her forehead....the bike's black with white detailing. Plus, I love love love horses, and the bike's my "steed", so it had to be a horse name. Black Beauty sounded a little bit corny (plus, Black Beauty was a male horse in the story). :D

[Jo-n-NY]

What a GREAT pic ~ thanks so much for sharing. The green scenery looks wonderful. I guess NY should be looking like that in maybe a month. Also, great looking bike!

~JoAnn

[nuthatch]

Thanks, BikeMomma! It's so nice to see what fellow TE forum members look like. I love your jersey!!

[shewhobikes]

You and Flicka look great together! :) I like the name. Still working on one for mine.

[bikerchick68]

what a cool pic of you and Flicka! I heard about Cinderella too late to enter but will have to try it next year... I am riding Hemet Century Saturday... rode my first one in Feb, then rode Solvang in March, now this... may as well do the one a month club... I'm already on my way!

May I'm gonna do Cruisin the Conejo with my brother... I NEED that jersey! :D

http://www.cvcbike.org/cruisin/jersey.html

[BikeMomma]

My new bike is named Seabiscuit - because he started at the bottom and was known for carrying really heavy jockeys!
Great name, Joyrider! Maybe Seabiscuit and Flicka can gallop together one day! :D :D :D
- Bike "Flicka's jockey" Momma

[spazzdog]

Great photo BikeMomma! Flicka, she is muy bonita!

I love the horsies too... I ride a zebra after all :D

Here's me on "Epesi" for the Cindy... that expression on my face is "Oh my! I'm soooo cold!"

Hope I did that attachment thing right :confused:

[betagirl]

Hey everyone, not sure if you remember me. I stopped posting a bit ago, well because I stopped riding for the winter :) I know I know, total slacker! I live in Chicago, so I hope I have somewhat of an excuse.

Great pics!

I just got a 2005 Lemond Zurich. It's soooooooo pretty. Took it for its virgin ride today, and wow what a great bike. I'm trying to figure out a name for it. It's a great medium blue steel/carbon combo.

Any suggestions?

[nuthatch]

Is it a girl or a boy? Maybe Windy/Wendy? Welcome back, btw! I'm in your area and isn't our weather fantastic this weekend (FINALLY!!)? :D

[Barb]

I did not buy the red and black GF Tassahara as I had planned. I decided I like the Marlin just as well, for less money and a cooler paint job. Now I have a BRIGHT green MTN bike with no name yet.......

[betagirl]

Nuthatch - totally great weather. I ditched work to go for a ride :) I live in DuPage Co. too. I went out past Elgin today to ride the farm roads. So nice. I'm doing 2 rides this weekend. I can handle the 70's :D

I think I'm leaning toward a male name. Though after reading the "eating" post with all the cookie references, maybe Cookie Monster is in order. :D

[nuthatch]

Cute avatar, Beta!

My ride partner and I are starting to train for the MS 150 in June - we're going to try to get at least 40 miles in today. She's new to riding clipless, new to riding her road bike and very skittish about being on actual highways, so we've compromised with the paved path up at Busse Woods. I hope we don't mow down too many pedestrians! I'm trying to work her up to actually riding on the road... :D

[BikeMomma]

Great photo BikeMomma! Flicka, she is muy bonita!

I love the horsies too... I ride a zebra after all :D

Here's me on "Epesi" for the Cindy... that expression on my face is "Oh my! I'm soooo cold!"

The photo looks great, Spazz! It WAS cold that morning! ;) <--blue in the face smiley!

Since I named the new bike (Flicka) so soon after bringing her home, my Cannondale has become verrry jealous, since after all, it occupied that "only child" spot for 17 years without a real name assigned to it.

So to appease the lovely, devoted piece of machinery, I'm going to finally name it. Has to be a horse name ('cause I'm a lover of all things equine), and has to be a name of a WHITE horse, since the bike is white. So, there's Napolean (The Black Stallion's sidekick), Silver (The Lone Ranger), Merrylegs (from Black Beauty - that was the little pony),.......and I'm stumped for other ideas for white horsie names. I KNOW there are others....anything - famous, fictional, noteworthy, historical, etc. etc....all you fellow horsie fans and admirers, pleeze help me get my Cannondale out of the nameless blues.... :)

[spazzdog]

For a steed so faithful and so majestic as your Cannondale, I'd skip the "naming after" to avoid giving her "performance anxiety". Instead I'd name her for a fine breed of famous whites.

Name her Lipizzaner... you can use "Zany" as an affectionate call name.

Look what a fine namesake she has:

[CorsairMac]

Or: if you're a LOTR fan - the stallion ridden by Arwen in the chase scene with the Black Riders is named Blanco.

Sidenote: the female stunt rider that did that ride fell in love with Blanco. When the studios were done filming and put the main horses up for sale she couldn't afford the asking price of Blanco plus one of the studio bigwigs wanted him. So Viggo Mortenson (aka Aragorn) outbid the bigwig, bought Blanco and Gave him to her. When she tells the story on the behind-the-scenes DVDs she cries (and so does Kathie aka CorsairMac!)

[LBTC]

I've been thinking about this a lot...and I think I've come up with the theme to name my bikes.

You see, me and my DH each have 3 bikes each that we ride...and that made me think of a certain blended family from television land....

so I'm thinking that my Santa Cruz, the bike that gets the best of everything must be Marcia. And my Torrent, the bike that gets Marcia's hand-me downs must be Jan. And my Giant road bike, the one with curls, must be Cindy. hahahahaha

we haven't quite figured out how DH's bikes can be Greg, Peter and Bobby (are those the right names), but we'll figure it out! Oh, and, hey, what was the house-keeper's name? that's what we'll have to call the purple cruiser!! heehee

what do you think? silly enough for a spaz like me?

namaste,
~T~

[Aramei]

Not yet named my bike Just got it a few months ago..have a few short rides in. Maybe after my first couple races something will inspire me for a name :o
I have a Fisher Ziggurat...blue and silver

[spazzdog]

The Brady Bunch's housekeeper was Alice.

spazz

[Adventure Girl]

The Brady Bunch's housekeeper was Alice.Spazz, you are a wealth of the most valuable information! :D

[spazzdog]

You should see me when Jeopardy's on TV :D

[LBTC]

Thanks, Spazz!

Yup, I think the purple cruiser should definitely be named Alice! :)

waddya think of them names?

heehee
~T~

[sulis]

Love this thread-- naming bikes must be a girl thing. :p

LBTC - love the Brady Bunch idea-- especially since your hubby would have the other three-- so you would officially be the Brady riders. :rolleyes:

BikerMamma- in case you were curious, Flicka means girl in Swedish!

[SadieKate]

Love this thread-- naming bikes must be a girl thing. :p
Actually, no. My hubby is the bike namer. Eric (the Red), Rosebud, Sonya (Warrior Princess), Mathilda (because she waltzes), etc. Though I did come up with Binky (the pale horse who rides through anything - you Terry Prachett fans will get this one).

[CorsairMac]

Love this thread-- naming bikes must be a girl thing. :p

I thought that too until I took the Hornet in after his first time playing in the sandbox and bless his heart, my LBS guy said he'd take good care of her. I said no actually this one is a He and the LBS guy apologized to Hornet for calling him a she!! *sigh - just breaks my heart he's married ;) *

[shewhobikes]

You should see me when Jeopardy's on TV :D

I'll take bike names for 50, Alex.

[BikeMomma]

For a steed so faithful and so majestic as your Cannondale, I'd skip the "naming after" to avoid giving her "performance anxiety". Instead I'd name her for a fine breed of famous whites.

Name her Lipizzaner... you can use "Zany" as an affectionate call name.

In doing a search for other white horses, lookie what I found....isn't he a beaut? My heart does a flutter-thing for these Arabians.... but I've always admired the Lippizaners, as well. I saw them in Fresno when I was a kid. Hmmm...maybe I can find an individual Lippizaner sire/dam as a namesake??? Good idea, Spazz, I like it! Zany's a good name, and somewhat describes my personality, as well. I'll let ya know what name I finally choose. I can see this may be a hard decision.

Sulis -- I remember now that I heard that about the Flicka name. Makes it fit even better! :D

[spazzdog]

Thought you might like the idea BikeMama.

That is a beatiful animal! God I love horses!!

Famous Lippizaners, hmmmmm!

Here's a link to some history of the breed; very interesting...

http://www.rozylowicz.com/retirement/lipizzaner/lipizzaner.html

[CorsairMac]

General Lees' horse was very well known - a white horse named "Traveller"!

[nuthatch]

Oooo! I like 'traveller'!

Do you know the names of any blue horses? I need a name for my new bike, too.

[SadieKate]

I had a blue poodle that I rescued from show-dom. We went fishing instead. His registered name was Prince Hubba Bubba.

Sorry the pic is so grainy; it is pre-digicam days.

[CorsairMac]

the only thing I could think of was Pokey - but I think he was orange! :p Gosh hun - I don't know any blue horses, most of the horses I know are really happy!

Corsair "can ya tell I rode at lunch again today?" Mac

[MomOnBike]

I knew a blue roan once, but durned if I can remember the name. Probably something really inspired like "Pete."

No help here.

[joyrider]

OK, I lost count at one point of how many times I reread this book as a child. But for a white bike, Merrylegs won't work - he was a dapple gray!
I had (have) a bike named Silver. It's a good name!

[nuthatch]

So many good names! Thanks for the picture Sadie. What a wonderful life for a dog! I'm going to have to think hard about this.....

[betagirl]

I decided to name the new lemond Ferris. Watching the movie again for the 1000th time, and I've gone by the quote in my signature line in life for several years. Might as well dedicate the new love of my life to my favorite movie character :D

[BikeMomma]

Gosh hun - I don't know any blue horses, most of the horses I know are really happy!
HA! Too funny, Corsair! A blue horse....heehee

Joyrider wrote: "OK, I lost count at one point of how many times I reread this book as a child. But for a white bike, Merrylegs won't work - he was a dapple gray!"

Yea, I do believe you're right..... but then again, dapples turn white as they age. Even so, it may be a stretch...... ok, nix Merrylegs, then. :D

Going with Spazzdog's idea about the Lippizaner, though, I looked up a couple websites, and lo and behold, I might have found a name! What do you gals think of "Contessa"? It even starts with a "C"... (Flicka...Fuji ;Contessa....Cannondale). :p I'll have to see if I can find a pic of the mare.

Now.... I have to get to work on Nuthatch's blue lovely.....hmmmmm :rolleyes:

[BikeMomma]

I decided to name the new lemond Ferris. Watching the movie again for the 1000th time, and I've gone by the quote in my signature line in life for several years. Might as well dedicate the new love of my life to my favorite movie character :D
Great name, Betagirl! I love that movie, too! :D :D

[BikeMomma]

Ok, Nuthatch....

Here's a gorgeous blue roan Tennessee Walker stallion...named Pusher's Little Boy Blue.... Howzabout "Pusher" for short? :rolleyes:

More names forthcoming, as I find them.....

[nuthatch]

Ok, Nuthatch....

Here's a gorgeous blue roan Tennessee Walker stallion...named Pusher's Little Boy Blue.... Howzabout "Pusher" for short? :rolleyes:

More names forthcoming, as I find them.....

What gorgeous horses! Nothing "little" about that blue boy!

[BikeMomma]

Can you tell I'm having fun, here? This is becoming addicting... :cool: It seems apparent that horses and bikes are two subjects that may qualify for some self-help groups out there. :D

Here's a blue roan filly...a lighter blue than the previous stallion...
http://www.thechocolatebarn.com/expanded_descriptions/ExpandedBlueJean.html

[CorsairMac]

and Tennesse Walkers are an awesome horse to ride. When they hit their "walking" stride it truly is like being in a rocking chair. Yup, been there done that and would jump at the chance to ride another Walker. They say you can carry a glass of water on the palm of your hand and not spill a drop when a Walker is "walking". Just a thought!

[BikeMomma]

They're beautiful to watch, that's for sure, although I've never had the pleasure of riding one. Paso Fino's are also known for the "no-spill" test, but they are very small...my toes would be dragging the ground!!

[CorsairMac]

They're beautiful to watch, that's for sure, although I've never had the pleasure of riding one. Paso Fino's are also known for the "no-spill" test, but they are very small...my toes would be dragging the ground!!

maybe they're a WSD horse? :p

[spazzdog]

it's why i refer to my bike(s) as ponies.

And now that I ride a zebra it seems doubly appropriate. :p

spazz