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  1. #1
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    I picked a name for my bike...

    ...and her name is Captain (Cappy for short). Actually my partner suggested it. It's a little amusing. I am obsessed with Star Trek Voyager and love Captain Janeway so my partner suggested I name it Captain. Then I broke into verse, "Oh Captain, My Captain, our fearful trip is done the ship has weathered every rack the prize we sought is won" That is my all time favorite poem and those words are prophetic for the task I'm undertaking. I'm excited. So, that's her name.
    Gray
    Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.
    Walt Whitman

    My blog: A Gamut of Interests

  2. #2
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    Aye Aye Captain! Glad you found a name you like!

    Beam me up Scotty...

  3. #3
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    I like the name! I used to have a horse called Captain.

  4. #4
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    Smile

    Sounds like a great name! Let’s hear it for the Trekkies - count me in! I was wondering if any of you named your rides. My husband was so amused when we first married because I named each of his vintage cars, and now my bike. I call mine “Spirit” as I feel like a free spirit whenever we are riding and because I have a passion for birds of prey - spirits of the sky. Besides, she is a very dark purple color and I got tired of calling her “purple pavement eater”! Anyone else have names for their bikes?

  5. #5
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    name that bike!

    yup! But I haven't admitted it to ANYONE until now.

    Esperanza! No idea why. But I like it. You have to say it loudly with authority! large swinging hand gestures are good too!

    I'm a pale skinned mutt of ethnicity ranging from english, scotch, french, irish, and welsh. I YEARN to be exotic. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with pink and sweaty. But, my bike can be swift and dance the salsa, even if I can't!

    My husband is going to literally fall over when he reads this.

    Am I gonna regret this post?

  6. #6
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    I like it! I never thought about naming my new bike until recently and after reading some of these threads. I think it's a great idea and now have to find the perfect name for mine.

  7. #7
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    My girl's name is Blue. She is a Giant OCR C2 and she's beautiful. My dh got her for me. He didn't understand the naming thing. In fact none of the guys I've told get it. She just called to me.

  8. #8
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    Smile

    Post pics of Blue - I would like to see her! I love my Giant Innova - her name is “Spirit”. I remember when I met my DH he thought it was amusing that I named all of his old classic cars, but when we got our truck in 2006 the first thing he asked me was, “What shall we name him?” Hank. And I named my car, a former FHP highway patrol car after a family friend who was a trooper and died in the line of duty “Hawk”. It helps when we set up maintenance records, etc. I did not like saying, the white car, the black car, etc. But bicycles are so much an extension of ourselves, more than just mechanics and metal, that naming them seems a proper thing to do.
    “No Bird Soars Too High If He Soars With His Own Wings” ~ William Blake

  9. #9
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    Okay, I did it. Ya'll convinced me that my ride needs a name. I can't call her "her" forever. lol So, I texted with my dh about it and he gave me the perfect name that suits her. Hidalga. I'd call her Hidalgo but since she's a girlie girl then I had to make it more feminine. She gutted it out with me the past couple of weeks up a steep 1 mile hill (10-16% grade) and so she's a tough gal. Not saying it was anything pretty, me going up that hill. But we got up it together after awhile. We're going to keep practicing that hill until I can do it without taking a break, too! LOL

  10. #10
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    May 2007
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    Santa Cruz, CA
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    naming our rides

    Between my daughters and myself we have 6 bikes and each has a name. We started naming inanimate objects starting with my first new car. Anyway here is a rundown.

    Daughter Olivia: Specialized hard rock 24" = Bubbles
    Daughter Maxime: Gary Fisher Piranha = Nemo
    Daughter Maxime: Townie cruiser = Townie
    Mom: Santa Cruz Superlight = Pip
    Mom: Specialized Cirrus Pro = Milly
    Mom and Maxime: Crapped out Huffy Cruiser = Crusty

    Each name has a story but that would be entirely too long a response.
    Of course we name them! They play an important role in our lives for fun, health, school transport and grocery schlepping.

    BTW, the Honda Element is "Julius"

  11. #11
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    My bike is a Bianchi, so I call her "B." I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has named my bike! I'm looking forward to many adventures with my new friend!

  12. #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by brigitte View Post
    BTW, the Honda Element is "Julius"
    LOL! My Element is called the Estrogen Express because it's usually just me and the dogs, Kali and Niki.

  13. #13
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    May 2008
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    Ocala, FL
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    I found her name!

    After two great rides, and several sessions of just standing in the garage and admiring her, I finally found a name for my brand new Orbea Onix Dama. Her name is Minx.

    The definition of minx is "an offensive term that deliberately insults a woman's or girl's sense of propriety and decorous behavior." I don't find it offensive at all, and the last thing I feel when I'm flying over the road on her is polite, decent and socially acceptable. I feel free and wild and unencumbered with stress and daily demands. And frankly, I don't care what anyone else thinks or wants when Minx and I are flying over the road.
    Aimee

    A bicycle does get you there and more.... And there is always the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal. And getting there is all the fun. ~Bill Emerson, "On Bicycling," Saturday Evening Post, 29 July 1967

 

 

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