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... 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 ...

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...

[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.
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.

[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:


(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....