What car is your bike?

[redrhodie]

Maybe people who are into cars would think I'm nuts, but Sugar's a Porsche, Puddin's a Karmann Ghia, and Princess Ice Boogy is a Land Rover. All of them are way nicer than my beater car, a Nissan Maxima, which is going to the shop again today.

[jessmarimba]

I'm thinking the Fargo is...I don't know, an Expedition? It can go off-road but isn't the best choice for the crazy stuff. It's super comfortable, good in all conditions, but it takes a little extra gas to make it go. And it can carry a lot more than what I use it for

(I don't know SUVs really well, but that's what my ex-boyfriend's parents drove and I just remember car trips being pretty comfy even for long distances.)

[KnottedYet]

My Surly Cross Check is a Subaru Impreza wagon. Can haul, can zoom, high clearance, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, powerful, spry, do-it-all, sturdy.

Kinda like this one: http://www.subiegal.com/gallerymain/...llygallery.php

[WindingRoad]

Hmmmmmmm..... this is a fun thread Well the Salsa Vaya would be FORD (Fix Or Repair Daily) right now anyways, lol. No offense to Ford owners, just a funny analogy. I'm still working out the bugs in the drive train. Once I get it worked out it should be my bike version of a Landrover. The Lemond Roadbike... I'd say an RX7 because it's older, nice looking but still pretty fast. The Mountain Bike right now a Jeep Wrangler that sits in the garage. Really wish this rain would stop. Hasn't even had its maiden voyage yet

[spokewench]

The carbon fiber Giant racing bike is a lamborgini. The specialized FS mountain bike is one of those special 4 wheel drive racing cars like they drive at Baja. The old aluminum Klein is a Mazda Miata. The Bridgestone Steel road bike is a honda accord.

I think I need a clunker!

[Biciclista]

wah, i don't know. my orange custom steel bike with Brooks saddle and handlebar tapes and special randonneuring tires is kind of like a 1950s sports car, Alfa Romeo? Ferrari? but no, maybe it's a Fiat cinquecento... from the 1960's.

[Bethany1]

Hmm. Not sure. I've only owned Hyundais and DH has a Honda CR-Z hybrid (think updated CRX from the 80's). I don't think a Madone fits into the boring but reliable Hyundai mix and it's far better than a pretend race car of the CR-Z.

Since my Sirrus has been recalled for something about brakes and the fork, I'd put it into the Toyota family.

My Mamba might be like my Santa Fe SUV. It does pretty good but really isn't made for serious off-roading. My Trek Y-11 is probably a Jeep that needs fixed.

My Trek 1.2 would be your basic all around sedan car.


DH's full suspension mountain bike would be a fancy SUV.

His Townie and Trek Navigator would fit into the Buick line.

His Rat Fink Chopper bike would fit into a the old cars that have been restored. Look cool and rides great, but is more for looks than anything else.

[skhill]

Great question-- I've used the car analogy before with non-bike people, to explain the tendency to have multiple bikes.

My Trek 7.3 fx, with rack and panniers and the ability to carry a lot of crap, is like my nearly 10 yr old Subaru Outback. Sturdy, reliable, practical, but kinda boring. The other bike is a 1992 Cannondale R400, and I think of it as an older convertible, horribly out-of-date mechanically and not very good in bad weather, but fun and fast.

[ehirsch83]

hmm my BMC SLR01 is light, responsive, fast, agile, and damn sexy. lol! I would have to go with it similar to an import sports car, Porsche GT3 lol when it has race wheels on I feel like it could be a Porsche GT2 RS. Now if only my out of shape legs could make it go as fast as it deserves

[maillotpois]

My Pegoretti is a Lamborghini Diablo.


My Mercian is a MGA with a rear rack:

[Geonz]

That would be like saying "what kind of rodent would you be?" to a fine donkey :P None of my bikes are cars. THey wouldn't want to be!