Does Your Bike Have a Name?

[Biciclista]

my husband named all his trucks so when we started riding bikes, they all got names too.
(read my signature!)

[hebe]

My bikes have names, but normally only in my head. My Spesh is Bella (short for Bellatrix) and my Marin is The Correspondent. Derived from some very tedious logic and cultural references which will almost certainly vanish in the translation. My name is Kate, the basket is labelled "Adie", and Kate Adie was the BBC's Chief News Correspondent and something of a groundbreaker for women in high-profile war reporting. I bet you wish you'd never asked now...

[Pax]

I name everything, heck I named the white moth that was hanging out in my shower for a couple of days (Harry). Current names:

Truck - Lucy
SUV - Bean
Scooter - Genevieve
Motorcycle - Sophia
Soon to be owned vintage bike - ??

[redrhodie]

My white Merckx is Sugar, the red one is Puddin', and my Soma DC DC is Princess Ice Boogie, or just Boogie.

[kfergos]

When you spend a lot of time with any object, it seems to take on a personality. Vehicles more so than other objects, I'm assuming because of all the quirks those many moving parts can develop that make it seem to be an individual. I've named three of my four bikes:

Lucy - Jamis Xenith Pro, named after her former bike racer owner
Artemis - Custom Seven everything bike
Charlotte - Specialized Hard Rock converted into an Xtracycle

I also have The Red Bike, which doesn't have so many special, happy feelings for me and therefore doesn't get a name.

Question: Is this naming bikes a girl thing, or do guys do this too?

[zoom-zoom]

Question: Is this naming bikes a girl thing, or do guys do this too?

Guys do it, too. DH's first Roubaix was "Ruby" (back before Specialized made a women's version). New Roubaix is "Bones" (since it sorta looks like it has elbows). His mountain bike is "Lefty" (it has a lefty fork), his CX bike is "Frank" (named by our son), the tandem is "Double-Tap"...it doesn't have SRAM shifters, it's a Zombieland reference.

[Grog]

I never named my bikes before, it didn't even cross my mind, but I'm with Catrin, maybe it's a Gunnar thing, my new bike has been baptized Berry Blossom. Berry because of the colour, and blossom because of the time of year at which it was "born." By the way Catrin our bikes probably met out in Madison, I'm pretty sure they were built at about the same time.

[Catrin]

I never named my bikes before, it didn't even cross my mind, but I'm with Catrin, maybe it's a Gunnar thing, my new bike has been baptized Berry Blossom. Berry because of the colour, and blossom because of the time of year at which it was "born." By the way Catrin our bikes probably met out in Madison, I'm pretty sure they were built at about the same time.

Perhaps, they actually finished my frame in February - I just had to finish paying it off When did you start your build? I LIKE Berry Blossom, perhaps Ms. Rambler will be renamed "Plum Blossom" - which is quite appropriate!

[Grog]

Perhaps, they actually finished my frame in February - I just had to finish paying it off When did you start your build? I LIKE Berry Blossom, perhaps Ms. Rambler will be renamed "Plum Blossom" - which is quite appropriate!

Same for me, we "met" for the first time on March 3rd so including one week for shipping it would be about the same as you. But then the paint had to cure a bit, then I was away on vacation until this Monday. We had decided on the specs when I ordered the bike already, and they built it while I was away. We fussed over it a little bit the last few days and here we are!

To stay on topic: I like Plum Blossom! Our bikes will be like cousins.

[Catrin]

Same for me, we "met" for the first time on March 3rd so including one week for shipping it would be about the same as you. But then the paint had to cure a bit, then I was away on vacation until this Monday. We had decided on the specs when I ordered the bike already, and they built it while I was away. We fussed over it a little bit the last few days and here we are!

To stay on topic: I like Plum Blossom! Our bikes will be like cousins.

Hmmmm, I do like that name better - she is hereby formally renamed. It was too similar to Ms. Explorer anyway. The repaired fork is to be delivered Monday, and they do already have parts of the bike partially assembled - I've no idea how long it will take them to complete the process. They are not slow, but they are no faster than they need to be in order to do a good job.

My fitter said there was a chance I might bring both bikes home on the same day - now THAT would be something! I don't see that happening though, I think Plum Blossom will be home first

Oooooh, I just saw Knotteds suggestion, I LIKE it - so "Ms. Plum Blossom Rambler" it is

[KnottedYet]

Perhaps, they actually finished my frame in February - I just had to finish paying it off When did you start your build? I LIKE Berry Blossom, perhaps Ms. Rambler will be renamed "Plum Blossom" - which is quite appropriate!

You can just add "Plum Blossom" to her name. I have a bike named "Crow Carmelita CrossCheck the Disco Queen." More names, more better. (at least sometimes)

"Ms. Plum Blossom Rambler" has a nice ring to it!