Do you name your bikes?

**arielmoon** · 03-25-2009, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by redrhodie

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**MomOnBike** · 03-25-2009, 11:43 AM

I name them - or at least have since I've (kind of) grown up.

The first bike I named was Walter, a 1-year anniversary present from DH. He's a Raleigh, and, um, vintage enough that he's lugged. Really quite a nice bike, though he never fit me very well.

My other bike is William, the 'Bent. (After William Bent of Colorado history fame)

I've also named a bike I haven't even shopped for yet, but we're not going there.

All my bikes are male - I'm not the type to spend that much intimate time with females (no offense intended, that's just the way I was made) - and all have names that refer to a pioneer of some sort, have a logical connection to the bike itself, and start with 'W.' I'm not sure how this happened, but there it is. Elder Daughter thinks I'm done buying bikes, 'cause I surely have run out of names. (see above)

Come to think of it, my viola and string bass feel male to me, as have our cars, at least the cars I liked. Neither instruments or cars have been named, however, and I did spend quite a bit of one-on-one time with the instruments.

MomOnBike
(recovering musician)

**gnarwhal** · 03-26-2009, 07:39 AM

I name my bikes and am currently looking for a name for my new to me handmedown mtb.

He's a Marin Rift Zone and used to be silver and orange but he's now matt black with some shiny shiny Marzocchi forks. Help me out ladies, he needs a name. Currently he's just "black bike" but i don't like that

**Trek420** · 03-26-2009, 07:48 AM

Yes!
My bikes:
Motobecane Mixte with flip flop hub - "Mixte fixte"
GT Outpost trail commuter mobile - "Bradley" da' tank.
Mondonico - "Menace" 'cause she's lavender

Knott's bikes:
Waterford Cross (bought right here on TE

) - "Flossie" short for Flosshilde
Surly Crosscheck "Crow"
Giant (see lugged steel beauty thread) - was "Cedar" now "Red Cedar"

Knott's son's bike:
a Kona and I don't know if it's named

**kfergos** · 03-26-2009, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by gnarwhal

I name my bikes and am currently looking for a name for my new to me handmedown mtb.

He's a Marin Rift Zone and used to be silver and orange but he's now matt black with some shiny shiny Marzocchi forks. Help me out ladies, he needs a name. Currently he's just "black bike" but i don't like that

Easy - The Shadow. ("Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?")

**gnarwhal** · 03-26-2009, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by kfergos

Easy - The Shadow. ("Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?")

I love it! How could i not have thought of that already...i love The Shadow!

**shootingstar** · 03-28-2009, 01:54 PM

Thought I would respond...after seeing this topic bumped up at times..

No, my bikes are nameless. In a lazy way, was thinking what would I name my regularily-used bike, which is silver.. Silver Dolphin? Certainly not Silver Bullet..cause I'm not fast on the bike!

Then I probably would forget to use the name..I'm kinda like that...best I start off a habit at the beginning, especially for something intuitive as nicknaming a person or thing. I had real problems using a nickname for a good friend when she decided to use it for herself after I knew her for first 5 years of our friendship under her full first name.

I've never named a toy, doll even as a child. So maybe that's why my bikes are anonymous.

**Reesha** · 06-24-2009, 10:32 PM

I've tried and nothing ever seems to stick! Wait-- scratch that. I did name my former mountain bike Super Taylor. I do decorate my bikes as well. I painted Super Taylor on my top tube like so:

**kenyonchris** · 06-25-2009, 05:45 AM

I tried. I like my bikes A LOT, but just couldn't name them. Nor do I think of them as "him" or "her"...my SO is so funny about his bikes. He doesn't name them (or at least he has not admitted to it) but he calls the road bike "him" and the mountain bike "her"...not always consistently.

**skinimini** · 06-25-2009, 06:49 AM

Just a couple of weeks ago, the name Rhoda came to me for my bike. I'm not sure why, but Rhoda reminds me of red and my C'dale Synapse is the color "Roarange" (Red/orange).

My mini cooper is named Max (DH even calls him that now)

**Reesha** · 06-25-2009, 07:06 AM

haha if i had a mini, i'd name it too

**Ann G** · 06-25-2009, 08:05 AM

I describe my bikes as "the recumbent" and "the upright," so they aren't really names, even though I'm fond of both of them. I used to play the guitar a lot more often than I have in recent years, and got a used Martin D-35 twelve string. Very beautiful guitar. I used to call him Martin, and referred to him in the masculine gender.

**TrekTheKaty** · 06-25-2009, 02:55 PM

I named a friend's bike last week! We dug her mountain bikes out of the garage. After a ride through town, we stopped at Bubba Gump's restaurant for lunch. I bought a tiny stuffed shrimp and hooked it to the handlebars. His name is Bubba Shrimp

The next day I switched to a different bike. She asked it the shrimp needed to be moved over--nope the name can't be transferred!

**TxDoc** · 06-25-2009, 04:05 PM

No, I just ride them. Actually I do not name anything that is not living.

**Zen** · 06-25-2009, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Pink Diva

she's Carrie, a little flighty and a chick that gets around, but she's totally loyal to her friends

I'm glad it's not Stephen King's "Carrie"

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