My bike is named Lollipop (red) and today I had it stenciled and painted onto both sides of the fork. It looks very pretty, will take a pic soon
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My bike is named Lollipop (red) and today I had it stenciled and painted onto both sides of the fork. It looks very pretty, will take a pic soon
The Trek 5200 is Old Blue, the Giant Sedona is Boo-sikki-
Yes I am a namer- I name everything with a power train.
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Originally Posted by Jiffer
lol... I am becoming this person. This is from someone who was anti-color anything with the old bici.:o Even my crash replacement helmet I got today was the pink and white atmos. The straps are pink:eek:. I think I might need a 12 step program for THAT:rolleyes:.
So, my new roadie this year is a pink and white Orbea Onix Dama... she reminds me of that pink and white swirled cotton candy you get at the 4H fair...
Thus, her name is: Candy.:) She's fun to ride and sweet!
Ummm, and pink... so we gotta have all pink to match it, right?:rolleyes::o:p
:D
I'm not usually one for naming inanimate objects, but I did name the bikes. The most recent bike is called The Beast. It's a Cannondale Synapse 4, and I love it to bits. It's fast, and grunty, and makes me look like I'm a much better rider than I am.
The bike it's replaced has been put out to pasture, but is still very loved. I call it The Noble Steed. It's a flatbar roadie (Apollo Fiamme) and weighs about a million kilos, but I love it. The Beast is currently at the LBS for some TLC, so The Noble Steed has been cleaned up, lubed and had its tyres pumped for tomorrow morning's ride :)
Max
Lightning--like the race car in the movie "Cars." She's black and white like a checkered flag with a red racing strip :D
I have 5 bikes..not all named though. The 1972 cherry red Schwinn Suburban, refurbished and outfitted with snazzy Cherry blossom panniers, bell, and moped mirror is 'Madame Ovary', in honour of my own shrinking ovaries. The Trek 8000 was affectionatly named The Blue Ba$tard, a tribute to the Ex who gave her to me. My powder blue beach crusier is 'Crusier', and my road bike, a Felt f55 is 'My bike'; I can't quite determine it's assigned gender yet.
I'm working on a name for an old lugged steel Miyata, bright yellow and heavy as sin.
Artemis. The goddess who is alone in the lonely places...Shes blue and white.
"Buffy" after my favorite character from my favorite TV show...Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I've apologized to her at times for accidental roughness.
My comfort bike's name is Sally.
I don't usually use names; my cats probably think their names are "cat" and "other cat" (interchangeable, depending on number of cats in sight and which I see first).
My commuter is a 2005 Bianchi Castro Valley... it takes much to long to explain that it is a Volpe cx frame built up and sold as a commuter, so I've actually started thinking of it as the Volpe (if I get S&S couplers put in I will actually "rebrand" it as a Volpe, I think). It was my first and only bike for a long time, so it really didn't need anything other than "my bike." Now its name is "my workhorse" if anything. Gender neutral or male.
As a contrast to "my workhorse," I started thinking of my 1998 Bianchi Eros as a gazelle. This is close to my cousin's online handle Giselle, so that just slid into place. Sorry coz for stealing your "name," and sorry Eros for giving you a French name!
I didn't plan on naming my Orbea, but I call her "Sister" when I want to kick butt. Smile.. So I guess I have named her.
I've been calling my new Trek bike, "Trekkie". We rode 73 miles today! After a week of no riding (rainy and/or windy weather, or just not enough time!) it was great to get out and have a nice long ride!
My bike is most often referred too as "baby!" She is my new baby. ALTHOUGH I should call her something more like "my owie." We have had some serious issues over the last month of me riding (my first month of riding!) I still love her though. :-)
I have Frank. Frank and I have shared many long rides together. He's very tenacious and stubborn like the Schleck brother.
My Cannondale touring bike - Millie. I got her in 2000.
My Cannondale road bike - Bluedale
Demonstrating my distinct lack of imagination, my bikes have rather dull names though perhaps the fact that they each have two names offsets that?
"Hybrid" aka "first"
"Road" aka "second"
After I crashed on the road bike soon after getting it, some of my friends took to calling it "killer." I don't think that counts though.
Are you kidding?
Even some of my shirts have names. Recently, I confessed to having named a bruise.
I'm guessing you don't mean "my favorite shirt"Quote:
Even some of my shirts have names
My guitars have names: Pete, Arlo, and "The Guitar to be Named Later." I'd like to name my new bike, but nothing has suggested itself. My oldest daughter names everything – her Buick is Betty, her Nissan was Stella, and my red van is "Bertha the Loser Cruiser" (said with affection, of course). Any good suggestions for a sweet, electric blue Kona?
Deb
Wow. Some real creative brains here. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gnat23
No, I'm just dull and thoughtless. Bikes are referred to their model name. I do name databases though....at work. Is a serious marketing matter. :p Seriously. :)
I call my Felt road bike 'the Brat' because it gave me a few problems when I first got it (went to shift to the small chain ring and the chain came right off and got caught in the frame...almost took a nasty spill). Just got a new mountain bike but it doesn't have a name just yet.
This is easy!
I have a brand new Specialized Myka FSR Comp Full Suspension Mountain Bike
and a
brand new Specialized Dolce Comp Road Bike.
Mountain Bike's name is "Myka" - means "Beautiful Girl"
and
Road Bike's name is "Dolce" - means "Gentle and Sweet"
Those are their names and they are both so awesome and gorgeous!!
My blue trek pilot 5.2 is called BeBe pronounced baybay and stands for my beautiful blue baby.
marni
I haven't named my new purple Luna yet but one of my riding buddies refers to her as "Barney". I think he's just trying to get under my skin.
My road bike's name is Zippy Beckenheim.
On my first ride after riding exclusively mountain bike for probably 15 years was, "Wow, it's zippy!"
The last name... no idea where that came from. Someone had asked months ago if I named my bike and Zippy Beckenheim is what came out of my mouth.
Mtn bike is "Acorn"
road bike is "Bianca" (it's white)
commuter / road atb is "Burrito" (Little burro)
Have been cycling regularily for many years but never named any of my bikes until..now. For new 4th bike, Dahon folding bike, I've been calling it 'Baby Day', because it's light, small and sweet. :D
Also I needed to give mine a name since he has a Dahon also, but a different model, colour, etc.
I've never had much luck coming up with bike names - although I've tried. I have enough trouble naming pets.
When I talk to my road bike in my head...... what? :confused: Doesn't everyone do that? :rolleyes: I think of her (to her?) as Bikey-Poo. She hates that. I can't help it - it just slips out. Then I apologize (still in my head). I need to come up with something better.
My mountain bike, well, I'm considering Crusher, or Killer, or maybe Charlie (Manson). He broke my ankle last summer, and last week he dumped me off on a pile of big, sharp mine rock. Bruises and scrapes, including on my ankle bone, right on top of the metal plate, plus a nice cut across my wrist that makes me realize that it IS trying to kill me, and trying to make it look like suicide. :mad:
The touring bike..... I got nuthin'
My black and orange Cross Check is Spooky and the vintage Motobecane cruiser is Mary.
Remy the Bridgestone Mixte and Ollie the Specialized Tricross Comp :)
I had a parakeet named BeBe but I pronounced it BB, he was a birthday gift so BB= birthday bird. Your post made me think of my pretty little buddy. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by marni
She deserve a way better name than Barney! I can't think of a fitting name but that bike is no Barney. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Bike Chick
I named my husband's bikes for him:
The Cannondale (his roadie). I also have a Cannondale but since his took the name I call mine Miranda. :p
The Stumpy or just Stumpy. His Specialized Stumpjumper FSR.
Jake or The Kona. His Kona Jake Cyclocross bike.
When talking about my bikes to people I call them "my Cannondale", "the Fisher" or "my hardtail". Like they will just follow along with that.
I call my 2010 Trek FX 7.5 Fredie for faded red. My Dolce Sport is just Dolce.
P2
I've only named my fixed gear Peugeot mixte. She's Clementine. My sassy, purple little beaut. I have yet to find names for my roadie and mtn bike.
My road bike seems all business to me and my mtn bike and I need to see a relationship counselor since we don't get along as well. ;)
Yep.
My 520's name is "Buckley". It helps that all over the bike are "B's" from bontrager accents. I knew it had to have a B-name. :D
I never bonded with my Cannondale so, no name.
My spankin' new Bianchi Infinito is Tootsie Bella Bella. My grandfather was Italian and called me Annie Bella Bella.
Now I have guilt about the Cannondale...Both female, I think because next to my DH's they look more elegant and feminine.
Cannondale looks like a long-suffering Hannah.
After the Sante Fe Century this past weekend, I name mine "The Rack."
I've been calling my trek 520..."Bessie" after Henry Bessimer
-- he was an English engineer and inventor. Bessemer's name is chiefly known in connection with the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel.
My Trek 7.6 is named Stella - mainly after the movie "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" - for my cycling is certainly doing that for me - but then I got the Stella light for her :)
Currently my steel steed is named Sully - but I find that I want to find another name for my LHT - but Sully will do for now. Perhaps when the conversion is complete another name will come to me when I bring it home in about a week and a half...
Lisa, she's a blue Kona Mountain Bike. And I totally talk to her, yesterday in the garage when I was walking by just to go to the freezer, it's "hey beautiful, geez you need a bath", on the trail it's all about the pep talks, "come'on Lisa, we can do it, it's a big rocky uneven hill but we can do it..." and if I crash it's "what the hell?? where were you on that one!"