Do you name your bikes?

[Catrin]

My bike got fitted to me today, and her name finally came to me. Jaguar is beautiful, fast, and she loves to go long distances

Here is her new profile, complete with Cat Eye Cadence computer, Light and Motion Stella headlight, and nice new Ergon grips! Her brake levers and shifters were also moved, along with just about every other part of her anatomy

[Catrin]

Ok, so Jaguar didn't work Stella works much better... I love big cats and tried to pick one of those, but Stella fits. Reminds me of that movie (that I never saw) "How Stella got her groove back", or something like that...

[KnottedYet]

Maybe Jaguar is her middle name? My bikes have first, middle, and last names, and nicknames. (I like naming my bikes)

[Catrin]

Maybe Jaguar is her middle name? My bikes have first, middle, and last names, and nicknames. (I like naming my bikes)

Hmmmm - Jaguar = long/endurance ride nickname and Stella = her first name. I LIKE it.

I've always named my cars, but they have never been so "personal" - always something like the Blue Chariot, the trusty rustbucket, or Zoom-Zoom (this was the 6-cylinder with the high compression engine

My bike is more personal though, which is interesting. I don't know what it is about naming our transportation, whatever form it takes, but many of us do seem to do it.

[Aggie_Ama]

My Gary Fisher full squish named herself Holly Golightly on the first ride. I am a big fan of Audrey Hepburn and was shocked at how my new bike just seemed to float like a little waif.

[zoom-zoom]

or Zoom-Zoom (this was the 6-cylinder with the high compression engine

I like this nickname. My own zoom-zoom car (my '06 Mazda 3s hatchback) is Dash...after the zippy little guy in The Incredibles.