Do you name your bikes?

[ZooZoo]

Yes. My Schwin is Wilma, and my Rodriguez Stellar is Betty. Didn't intend it that way, but when I saw the Stellar, she was immediately Betty without question.

[msincredible]

My road bike (Orbea Onix) is "the bat bike" because the color scheme is similar to the batmobile from the old TV series.

The folder (Birdy) is "the clown bike".

[Aggie_Ama]

I already put that I name mine but in the last week I have referred to both while riding by name.

Climbing a long hill last week on the roadie "Come on Miranda, I know we got it in us!"

Then I had a nasty wreck on the mountain bike "Alright Tess, I am not ready to give up, are you?"

I tend to think I am relatively sane but my car is named Gretchen and yes when she broke last month I begged her to fix herself.

[Crankin]

Ha, we call my husband's Bike Friday "the clown bike," too.
This started after some kids laughed at him while we were riding a few years ago. They made some reference to him being a clown, after screaming loudly, "What the hell?"

[zoom-zoom]

Oby...after my favorite beer, Bell's Oberon.

[Ritamarie]

My road bike, a Cannondale Synapse full Dura Ace Fem 1: "Lucille Bike"

My Surly Cross Check, black with a pink-accented Ride Like a Girl Terry seat, the reliable second fiddle to Lucille Bike: "Ethel"

As in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wp3m1vg06Q

[Atlas]

I name everything that I can have a strong reaction to. So appliances that annoy me or machines that make me happy. All my computer and photo gear has cartographical names (Atlas, Maps, Legend, etc.).

As for my bikes I have Mary, Queen of Scots (an emerald green and gold pinstripes Motobecane Nobly) and Spooky. I had a dream that I had an orange bike with black accessories and it was the spooky bike. So when I got my Cross Check I reversed the colors for the black frame and it became my Spooky.

[shootingstar]

No I don't name them. Would like convince myself that I would...but it never occurred to me. Have been cycling for a long time now.

Maybe it's because I never had a doll or toy to give a name long ago as a kid. Dunno.

[ivorygorgon]

Well, I didn't really do it on purpose, but my mountain bike picked up the name "el Diablo." Because, well, he's the devil