Naming Bikes: Normal or Crazy?

[Aggie_Ama]

I name mine!

My old Fuji was Fiona, like the princess from Shrek. A little fussy but loyal.
My Cannondale Synapse is Miranda. I imagine her to be a little spitfire like Miranda Hobbs on Sex in the City.
My poor Scott Mountain Bike hasn't seen enough miles to name her self.

I also name my cars:
My 1986 Cutlass Supreme was Jezebel. Angry Johnny by Poe was very popular and we just called her that.
My Purple Neon was Delilah.
My Volkwagen Beetle was Venus.
My POS Saturn Vue was named Layla. Cause like the Eric Clapton song I was always begging her (to stay on the road and not in the shop).
My Dodge Caliber is Gretchen because she is anything but cute.
I named our old Dodge truck Gunther. I think I should call the replacement Clifford because it is big and red and doesn't fit in the garage. Clifford the dog never fit in his house on my book cover.

[Bad JuJu]

I hadn't named my touring bike, but when I got my Bianchi Veloce I named her Professor Sprout. Then the touring bike--deep forest green in color--decided SHE wanted to be Professor Sprout, so now the Bianchi is Stella. Jeeeez!

I, too, tend to hear the Wicked Witch's theme from the Wizard of Oz in my head when I'm riding--mostly when I'm flying down a long hill. Climbing, all I hear are my muscles yelling at me--"Stoppppppp!"

[kfergos]

How about somewhere between normal and crazy, such as "eccentric"?

I like that. It sounds much nicer than "crazy."

[Trek420]

I like that. It sounds much nicer than "crazy."

Eccentric is when you're rich and crazy, we're just crazy that's normal.

[rocknrollgirl]

Good Lordy, I hope not, mine are all named. AND my cycling buddies refer to them by name:

My XC racer is Gidget, small and fiesty
My all mt bike- Bob- tough, dependable, can take a hit
My city bike- Bluebell-she wants to be urban, but just can quite get there...
My new road bike is yet unamed....

The DH has:
Babe, the great blue ox
His new 29er is Gandalf the grey.....

[Melalvai]

Eccentric is when you're rich and crazy, we're just crazy that's normal.

Are you sure crazy and normal are mutually exclusive?

[SJCzar]

Absolutely !!!

She even has her name proudly painted on her.

[Becky]

DH and I have, at last count, 6 functional bikes between us. So we need some way to tell them apart in conversation!

My bikes:
Dark pinkish steel Bianchi road bike- "Ruby"
Bright red steel Nishiki commuter- "The Brick"
Black Cannondale hardtail- "Bean"

DH's bikes:
White steel Specialized Allez- "Alley Cat" or "Cat" for short
Cream-colored aluminum commuter- I don't know if this has a name- he just built it.
Black Cannondale hardtail- "Angus"

We name our pets, why not our bikes?

[Blueberry]

Some of mine have names - some don't.

My Cannondale Road bike is Blueberry.

My Surly Cross Check has simply been dubbed Surly Girl.

Still waiting for my Trek 520 and Bike Friday to speak to me

Tandem isn't named either...

If I'm nuts, I don't want to be sane

[spindizzy]

I have yet to name mine...and I figure if it doesn't have a name by now.

Btw, in my early teens (the "olden" days for you young folks!) my brother and sisters used to laugh at me as I wouldn't let them kick cardboard boxes around just in case they had feelings. I still get ribbed about this...

[kmcmoobud]

Funny...I was thinking about posting this same question earlier this week.

Everything in my house has a name...including the refrigerator (Bucko) and dishwasher (Marge).

My Scott road bike is Zippy the Crankmeister. I haven't named my Surly Cross Check...I just got it on Saturday. My friend called it the Surly B***h...but I don't think that is the name that will stick. I'm sure its name will come to me in the next week or so.

My old truck is Dillon and my car is Baby Ruth.

Dogs: Sargent Slinky (Sarge, aka Sargento, Sargeo, Sargent Sunggles when he's good and Sargent S**t Head when he's bad) and Buddy Good Dog (Buddy, aka budderman, butterbean, beanieweenie, beanerbot...and on and on and on...)

WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME???!!!???

[tc1]

There are many ways one can divide the world into two classes of people. For fun, not for meanness. And one of the ways to divide them is, those who name inanimate objects, and those who don't. I never have. Won't say never will, but doubtful. If I am feeling especially inspired by my tech I start singing.

Living things, I have a hard time sticking to just one name. My poor doggies.

[KnottedYet]

My (steel) Surly Cross Check is "Crow Carmelita Cross Check the Disco Queen"
My (steel) Waterford is "Flosshilde"
My (steel) Kona Smoke is "Mitzy G. O. V." (after Missy Giove)
My (steel) Giant SR940 is "Cedar"

(can you tell I like steel? )

[blondiebiker]

My Cannondale road bike is Blondie, cause she's yellow.

[Popoki_Nui]

My bikes' names:
Gitane TdF: "Geri"
Bianchi Super Grizzly MTB: "Viaggiatore"
Rocky Mountain RC70: "Nahanni"
Bianchi Limited: "Bella Nero"
Kuwahara Sierra Grande MTB: "Wo Fat"
Falcon: "Raptor"

Obviously way too much time on my hands...