New attitude/help me name my bike

[HappyTexasMom]

I'm riding an old, cheap MTB, a Sam's Club special. I've been calling it my "piece of crap" and talking about looking forward to getting a "real" bike. However, I got to thinking about it more, and decided that's not really fair. There's nothing really *wrong* with this bike. In fact, it's put up with quite a bit of abuse and lack of care, and is still going strong. So today I decided that I will no longer think of it this way. This is the bike that got me back into cycling, which says a lot, and it is going to carry me into new roadbike-dom. And I doubt I'll ever get rid of it. In fact, I will probably someday make it into a commuter or errand bike (I've already ordered my first rack for it). I also have some new butterfly/trekking handlebars on order for it. The more I think about it, it's not so bad at all. No, it's not exactly what I want, but it'll do (and heck, I'm the one who chose it 10+ years ago, if I don't like it, it's my own fault!).

Today I bought new road tires & tubes for it and put them on. Keep in mind I have next to ZERO bike maintenance experience. But he's patient, and helping me learn. I degreased the chain as best I could without removing it (I only have so much energy today), scrubbed down the wheels, cassette, and front chain rings, and gave him a nice bath. I didn't have the brushes I wanted to clean him up as good as I would have liked, but at least now he looks relatively clean and cared for.

And now, I think he deserves a name (yes, it's a he. Don't know why, he just is). Something that denotes strength and reliability. Anyone have any ideas? He's mostly silver (brushed aluminum, not paint) with blue logos. I'll try to post a pic later.

[redrhodie]

How about "Rocky"?

[tantrumbean]

Bad omen - me and a friend bought our first (since childhood) identical bikes a few years back (cheap mountain bikes, but we didn't know any better). They got named Rocky and Horror, but unfortunately lived up to their names and disintegrated under us over the space of 6 months! In fact, they were brushed silver too!!!!

[tctrek]

How 'bout Butch or Bullet?

[witeowl]

How about Rocky... with the promise that you'll name your next one Bullwinkle? :D

Rocky was such a cool flying squirrel who always avoided trouble, wasn't he? (And he was certainly patient...) Edit: You can even extend the name to the full "Rocky the Flying Squirrel".

[KnottedYet]

Fred.
Atlas.
Sam.
Kemosabe. (Lone Ranger/Silver reference)
Remington. (Remington Steele reference)
Dusty.
Fido. (with the original latin meaning of "loyal", not "ooh, that bike's a dog!")
Homely.
Tortuga.
Aesop. (I'm on a tortoise and hare tangent, and Aesop certainly helped folks learn)

[Trek420]

Tanto (Lone Ranger reference, also means knife in Japanese, at least I think it does or something like that).

Geyser (as in Old Faithful)

George (he was our first President, this is your first bike).

El Dorado (reference to the silver).

[grey]

My thought is Silver - Lone Ranger reference - but a good, patient steed if there ever was one.

[OnTerryOh]

I think he deserves a name (yes, it's a he. Don't know why, he just is). Something that denotes strength and reliability.

Hardhat

[Miranda]

I think I kinda like "Rocky" too. This is why...

Do you remember the old movie "Rocky"? Sly Stone was a boxer? Well, in one sequelle, can't remember which one now, he fights a dude in Russia.

When he gets there, his training camp / gear is totally primative. Rocky's out in a barn lifting his fm / coach in a wood wagon for weight training etc. OK. This could be like what you call your primative non-real piece of crap mtb now. Right?

The Russian dude has EVERY opp in gear that technology has to offer. Electrodes hooked up to him in his own private sports lab etc.

Total opposite of Rocky.

Guess what?

The ending...

Lil humble stone-age gearless Rocky kicks the Russian dude's azz:eek:.

So... go get em girl:cool:. You and Rocky hammer it out like there is no tomorrow:).

[Loraura]

Sam.


Perfect!

[OnTerryOh]

And now, I think he deserves a name (yes, it's a he. Don't know why, he just is). Something that denotes strength and reliability. Anyone have any ideas? He's mostly silver (brushed aluminum, not paint) with blue logos. I'll try to post a pic later.

Max

Raptor

Simba

Phoenix

[ASammy1]

How about Tank?

[sfa]

Argos (the faithful dog of Odysseus)

[HappyTexasMom]

Thank you for the suggestions, everyone! You actually made my decision difficult, there were a lot of good ones! I've finally decided to name him...

*drumroll*

Rocky!

And here's his picture, right after I washed him up. I love the way the road tires look on him (and yes, that's his twin off to the side...that's my husband's bike).

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