View Full Version : What would you name your bike?
stella
09-15-2002, 05:47 PM
I know this sounds crazy-but my bike has a name. One of my colleagues christened it on a rainy day I commuted into work. She said: "You rode to work in the rain? You are a Wild Betty"-the name stuck, and my bike has been called "Wild Betty" ever since.
If your bike doesn't have a name-what names do you think you would name your bike? :cool:
stella
annette
09-16-2002, 05:00 AM
My bike would have to be 'jackal'. I bought it about 4 years ago while going through a divorce and did alot of trail riding, splashing in as many mud puddles as I could find. My friends started calling me jackal because we were in the woods and there was alot of teasing about jackals being around too. That summer of biking made such an impression on me that I have a hand drawn picture of a jackal riding a mountain bike while splashing in the mud tattoed on my left shoulder. It's cool.:cool:
waterlilli
09-18-2002, 07:09 AM
My bike does not yet have a name. I have had it almost a year and nothing has come yet. My kayaks do however, one is Ladybird the other is Hagrid. Happy riding!
tinkerbell
09-18-2002, 03:25 PM
My bike definitely has a name--sunshine! My beauty is of course bright, and I mean really bright, yellow in color. Plus it makes me smile everytime I'm on it--well, at least until mile 30 or so :)
My bike's name is Ichiro. Just like the baseball player. 'Ichiro' means something along the lines of 'the best' or 'number one' in Japanese. My co-workers named it after they asked me who I loved more, my bike or my boyfriend. Well, duh!:D
Hill-Slug
09-29-2002, 10:38 AM
Her name is Sugar.
angriecow
10-08-2002, 08:11 AM
my nick with the shopboys is hammerhead... so my new baby is "sharkie"
presfoxm
10-08-2002, 09:07 AM
My road bike's name is Precious.
My mountain bike is Bruno. My other mtn bike is named Pedro.
donelle
11-03-2002, 01:18 AM
My road racing bike is called Ruby, because she - of course! is a beautiful red colour. There don't seem to be a lot of red bikes around in my part of the world!
missliz
11-08-2002, 10:55 PM
My mountain bike is "Miss Bike", She's a ball burnished Zaskar who wears pearls, WOMBAT, and has nice manners the way an Irish thoroughbred hunter does- elegant handling with a totally mad glint in her eye going cross country. Yes, she does have an eye, on her head tube.
My road bike is "Road Warrior Barbie"- the paint is pink and green and white interference (sparkly-ish) on a stand up racing geometry. With butterflys all over.
My BMX cruiser is "Little Horse", cause it's a pony version of a bike to scoot around campus on.
stella
11-09-2002, 04:55 PM
It is great to read everyone's bike names! I still have not named my mtn bike-it is a Kona Cindercone-the last year they made the frame out of steel. Any ideas?
stella
missliz
11-09-2002, 08:48 PM
Actually, if you listen while you ride the bike will tell you its name. Cats are the same way, but they usually have several names.:D
Kpicha
11-11-2002, 04:47 AM
LOL, Missliz- your bikes have personality! I love the description of your Zaskar! A real lady mountain bike!
I'm still trying to get a name for my bike but I think it'll be Rose since she's a deep red.
Cheers,
Kristina
assassin__x
11-20-2002, 01:16 AM
I think my new bike asked me to call her princess the other day. There she was, her first time getting covered with mud and riden hard, and she wants to be called princess. I'm still not sure if I'll allow it.
sandy
11-20-2002, 05:39 AM
My bike is named Lilyaira. All my bikes since I was a kid has been named that. I don't even remember why. :)
Susan126
11-20-2002, 06:17 AM
My mountain bike's name is "Schwinny" and my road bike's name is "Red Streak"
Both have taken me on some wonderful rides! In fact Schwinny and I were playing in the mud this past Sunday! We had a blast! Poor Red Streak is not seeing a lot of road time. The weather up here in the pacific northwest has been pretty wet and windy the last few weekends. Hopefully, I will get them both out this weekend. Schwinny on Saturday for another muddy fun ride and Red Streak on Sunday. It looks the weekend weather may cooperate this time. Hope everyone else gets out too! :D
Sue
missliz
11-20-2002, 06:13 PM
Hey, if my badass bike can be called "Miss", I think Princess could work well for a beast of the breed. If we reveiw the actuality of being a princess instead of the bogus fairy tale illustrations there's a lot of fun to be had. Look at fox hunting- the sport of aristocrats and how people made do before the invention of the mountain bike.
Your bike will fit right in at Jaquie Phelan's tea parties. :D
assassin__x
11-22-2002, 05:52 PM
Good point Missliz, she's even regal purple :)
newfsmith
11-23-2002, 01:26 PM
My "fully fredded" main commuter is named "Little Pony" because she is my little work horse. My road bike is my dream of biking, fast and skinny, so she is called "Fantasy". My first MTB, gotten for winter riding was the opposite, so she became "Reality" My new MTB comes more fully dressed, so she is "Virtual Reality".
IronHorse213
02-12-2003, 06:26 AM
I love that we all name our bikes- I've always done that. My road bike is Panee, and my new mtb is IronHorse (or just 'horse) cus it just takes me everywhere I want to go!
stella
02-12-2003, 02:33 PM
This is great reading the names of our beloved bikes and the stories behind them...too bad A&E biography hasn't gotten a hold of this trend...maybe they could survey the pro riders and get responses!
Anyway-I am getting a new road bike-my dream bike-a colnago w/campy chorus. I haven't named her yet-I figure she will let me know when we start riding...
:)
goddess1222
02-13-2003, 12:23 PM
my road bike's name is Seargent. he is demanding, but always there for me when i am ready to go. most likely the best relationship i will ever have.
Irulan
02-13-2003, 06:25 PM
my old MB is called The Tank. My new one was named "The Svelte Hawaiian" by the guys I ride with.
Irulan
Leslie
02-26-2003, 05:13 PM
My mountain bike's name is Christine. I think she's trying to kill me . . . I just got a new road bike, she doesn't have a name yet.
Leslie
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