Announcement: Name Change

[Bad JuJu]

I LOVE Ridley!!! She's got very good taste in names, hasn't she?

Bad JuJu is a name from my military past--in the naval aviation community (and probably in other services as well), everyone has a "call sign" which is the name used to talk to you on the radio when you're in the air. But you don't get to choose your own call sign, oh no--somebody in your first squadron usually gins up one for you, usually with some association to your real name, or your looks, or ...whatever. Lucky me --I got "Bad JuJu" (actual name: Judy). And it stuck. Happily, it sort of grew on me. (And no, I wasn't a pilot--I was a parachutist/parachute rigger.)

Here's the thing about Stella. I always thought Bianchi's signature celeste color was a creamy paint, not metallic. But if you look at it in the sun, you can see the fine, understated sparkle in a dozen shades of blue and green, like tiny stars. Starry...stellar...Stella!
And the new Prof. Sprout just looks more like a Prof. Sprout--with her forest green paint and her rear rack and handlebar bag--just the thing for collecting specimens in the woods or hauling books around.
So..."though this be madness, yet there is method in it."

Mimi, you could call your bike "Capri"!

Wow, I'm just relieved I haven't heard from the Bike Name Police yet.

[7rider]

Hmmmm, in the boating world...there is a ceremony you have to go through to re-name a boat, lest you bring bad luck upon yourself. I certainly hope this doesn't apply to bikes!!!
Of course, the way "around" that is to incorporate the new name into the old...in this case "Professor Stella Sprout", a.k.a. Stella, for short.
(Why am I thinking old movies now...??? Someone yelling "STELLA!!! STELLA!!!!")
Hmmm....that theory, however, makes "Bad JuJu Professor Sprout" (or better, "Bad Professor JuJu Sprout") seem rather awkward, tho', doesn't it???
Sigh.
I think a smudging ceremony is in order. Or at least, swap some parts around - tire levers, saddle bags, bottle holders, or what have you.
OR.....
You can say...Quit being so superstitious and just enjoy the ride!!!!

[CyclChyk]

Bad JuJu is a name from my military past--in the naval aviation community (and probably in other services as well), everyone has a "call sign" which is the name used to talk to you on the radio when you're in the air. But you don't get to choose your own call sign, oh no--somebody in your first squadron usually gins up one for you, usually with some association to your real name, or your looks, or ...whatever. Lucky me --I got "Bad JuJu" (actual name: Judy). And it stuck. Happily, it sort of grew on me. (And no, I wasn't a pilot--I was a parachutist/parachute rigger.)

Here's the thing about Stella. I always thought Bianchi's signature celeste color was a creamy paint, not metallic. But if you look at it in the sun, you can see the fine, understated sparkle in a dozen shades of blue and green, like tiny stars. Starry...stellar...Stella!Wow, I'm just relieved I haven't heard from the Bike Name Police yet.

I love your call sign! I think it's awesome that you were in the service, altho no way could I sack up enough to jump out of a plane. Holy cow I get dizzy just thinking about it!

And I think the bike police will give you a break on this one as most people get 9 months to determine the names of their baby's. Besides, "juniors" are usually picked on so badly.... and I think STELLA is an awesome name.