Naming Bikes: Normal or Crazy?

[rij73]

I used to have a cheese grater named Alexander. As in...

ROTF!

[csr1210]

My bikes have names AND genders.

I don't really feel bad for the things I don't choose -- but I do feel really guilty if I throw away a plant -- even if it's been slowly dying away for months! I finally had to make husband carry one to the trash when I wasn't around. I really think it had just lived out its lifespan, but I still felt mean dumping it in the trash.

Back to bikes; I love the cheese theme!

Christy

[alpinerabbit]

My new ride will be named Rosita. I waited for inspiration and there it was.

[Andrea]

Gnat- love the cheese names!

I haven't named my bike, but considering that I just elevated it to "bike porn" status, I could call it Ron or Jenna

[LBTC]

Eccentric. Yeah, that's it!

My new CF Cannondale Synapse is "Little Wing" for the Hendrix song "....butterflies and zebras, and moonbeams, and fairie tales, and all she ever thinks about is riding with the wind...."

She's the first bike I've named so far, and I got her just before winter so haven't really been riding any of the bikes yet. I'm thinking my other bikes will need names soon, too, and they will likely come to me as the season gets going. I've got a Norco Torrent that is becoming my bike friday, and a Santa Cruz Juliana Super Light.....and they are all black. Some of the names that came up while trying to find Little Wing's name were:
Desdemona, Lola, Lucille, Portia, Betty, Veronica, Godiva
I'm sooooo looking forward to those early season rides as I get to know each of them again, and finally give them the names they so richly deserve.

oh, yes, I looooove the cheese theme!! And Alexander the....

hahahahaha
Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[horsemom]

My bikes have names - my Gary Fisher Cobia mtbk is Mustang Sally, because she ain't no A-rab (I ride Arabian horses...) My road bike is a Salsa LaRaza and I call her Salsa, which is not really very original, but very fitting - she is bright blue and red, very feminine and very spicy!!!

I loved the story about making your husband take the dead plant out to the garbage!!! I would do that!

laura

[Xrayted]

there are a lot of us here who have named their bikes. My road bike is Zoom and my mtb is Pounce. Of course, when I'm actually riding them it's more like Pokey and Gumby.

[rij73]

My new CF Cannondale Synapse is "Little Wing" for the Hendrix song "....butterflies and zebras, and moonbeams, and fairie tales, and all she ever thinks about is riding with the wind...."

I had a friend in elementary school named "Little Wing"... All of us kids didn't know the song of course, so we thought it was a Native American name! Poor kid, having to explain that all her life...

[MALcontent]

My town bike is Esmerelda, because I hear the Wicked Witch of the West song from the Wizard of Oz in my head when I ride it. I've had my road bike for 8 years now, but a name has never materialized. I just got a new mountain bike and will be trying out names as we become better acquainted. I name cars too. The green Subaru I owned for 10 years was Violet.