What car is your bike?

[jlnc]

The other day a non-cycling friend asked me what kind of bike I had. Being a child of the 70's-80's, she had 2 points of reference...a banana seat bike or a "10 speed".
I tried to explain my current bike (Trek 7.5 FX) to her, but she didn't understand. She finally asked, "Well, what kind of car would it be?" After thinking about it I decided it was a Honda Accord Coupe...kind of sporty but not a racing machine, a good, reliable, all around vehicle, lots of people own them. She immediately understood! Then I started thinking about my old DiamondBack comfort bike....that would definitely be an older, bare bones mini-van...built for comfort and convenience, but lacked style and couldn't get up a hill to save its life (or my legs!).
I'll probably never be a Porsche owner...but maybe one of these days I'll upgrade to something a little zippier...
So, what kind of car(s) are you riding?

[zoom-zoom]

Ooh, fun question!

Perhaps my SuperSix would be a lot like my Mazda 3...fun to drive (pedal), lightweight, not high end, but not stripped-down and cheap, either. Can go fast...but not so great in snow or during crappy weather (thankfully my 3 can actually take snow tires--the stock tires are wretched in snow). Not as sporty as better-equipped versions of the same bike, either.

My CX bike would be more like an SUV, I think (though I am not a fan of SUVs, on principle). Or perhaps a Subaru or Volvo wagon with AWD/4WD...relatively efficient, but not as much so as my dedicated road bike. But it can go places my road bike can't go.

The mtn. bike I'm getting is more like a Jeep Wrangler. Truly made to go off-road and not as ideal for pavement. Less efficient, heavier, rough tires...

[Owlie]

Ooh, fun question!

Perhaps my SuperSix would be a lot like my Mazda 3...fun to drive (pedal), lightweight, not high end, but not stripped-down and cheap, either. Can go fast...but not so great in snow or during crappy weather (thankfully my 3 can actually take snow tires--the stock tires are wretched in snow). Not as sporty as better-equipped versions of the same bike, either.

My CX bike would be more like an SUV, I think (though I am not a fan of SUVs, on principle). Or perhaps a Subaru or Volvo wagon with AWD/4WD...relatively efficient, but not as much so as my dedicated road bike. But it can go places my road bike can't go.

The mtn. bike I'm getting is more like a Jeep Wrangler. Truly made to go off-road and not as ideal for pavement. Less efficient, heavier, rough tires...

Oh?

I have no idea. I've only ever driven one car (mine!), so I have no real point of comparison.

[zoom-zoom]

Oh?

I have no idea. I've only ever driven one car (mine!), so I have no real point of comparison.

Tell us what you drive and we can tell you what kind of bike matches!

[Owlie]

Tell us what you drive and we can tell you what kind of bike matches!

I've also got one bike!
I drive an Accord.

[lph]

My car is just like my bike. Or vice versa. We have a beat-up old Toyota Corolla with dents and scratches, dark blue so I can never find it on parking lots, full of pine needles and sand inside, but it runs like clockwork

yesterday in a sports store a guy (the owner?) came up to me and asked if he could take a picture of my old Frankenbike and put up on the shops webpage, "because it's just so cool. An old Kona Cinder Cone, wow!" <3