strange question

[silver]

Since Silver is unlikely to respond, I'll tell on her.

I bought her Madone while she was in the hospital following her wreck. It sat in the family room for about three months while she was unable to ride!

Now, my Saris bike rack is not good enough...her bike must ride in the car!

I don't think she's named it though

Hmmmm...I wonder who she loves more?

does this mean it's ok if I bring him back inside the house?

[IFjane]

Silver - LOL

I love my bike - and yes, I do talk to her & love to look at her. She just yesterday got new wheels & hubs & now I think she's perfect (for me). When I am not riding, she stays in our den/exercise room, near the trainer. When I walk by the door I almost always say, "Hi Godiva" or "Good morning/good night".... She is my baby....I have four furry ones, Godiva and.....oh yeah, my SO

[Starfish]

Well, my bike's name is Fred. For good reason. He is a GREAT bike, and I love him. I take good care of him, and he reciprocates.

But...

Although I love Fred, I have never been in love with him. I have lately found myself looking at a lot of internet pictures of other, more beautiful bikes. I keep telling myself I would like to get a beautiful playmate for Fred, maybe one named Ruby or Diva, but who am I kidding? Fred would become my rain bike.

[Zen]

Starfish,

All these years we've been together and it's come to this!?
How could you just put me out in the rain like that?
Haven't I been good to you?
Remember all those great times we had together?
I'm hurt.
Please baby please! Those others are all flash and no substance.
If you don't love me someone else will.

Sincerely,
Fred

[fultzie]

oh my goodness! my first bike's name is Fred, too!

I ended up getting him two playmates-- Lucy and Grace (mtb and road bike, respectively). And yes, Fred has become my rain/ ride-to-class bike.

BUT-- a friend of mine recently wanted to buy Fred, as her first road bike. And I just couldn't do it. I couldn't part with Fred. Too many memories/ miles.

And quite frankly, his life is still pretty darned good: he lives inside (how many commuters get to say that??), he has two gorgeous girlfriends (Lucy and Grace), and he probably gets ridden the most out of any of the bikes (being a commuter)!

[Blueaegis]

Someone wanted to buy my first real road bike. I couldn't part with her. She was my first. I still take her off the rack, clean her, admire her. She taught me a lot.

[DebW]

I have an old yellow and green Maino that I will never part with for sentimental reasons. It's now hanging in my garage without wheels. I don't talk to my bikes, but I love to feel their hubs, spin their wheels, and give their spokes a squeeze.

[Starfish]

Starfish,

All these years we've been together and it's come to this!?
How could you just put me out in the rain like that?
Haven't I been good to you?
Remember all those great times we had together?
I'm hurt.
Please baby please! Those others are all flash and no substance.
If you don't love me someone else will.

Sincerely,
Fred

Fred, Fred...you will always live indoors when I'm not trusting you to carry me safely through the rain, and we'll watch a lot of late night movies on the trainer together! Those others can never replace you! But, who are we kidding...you finding someone else? Not without opposable thumbs! (No phone calls, no garage door openers...)

[margo49]

That is another reason I don't by all this Rapture/Left Behind stuff

What would happen to the bike? What would happen to me *without* the bike