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.

[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....

[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

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.

[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...