What car is your bike?

[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 The other bike is a 1992 Cannondale R400, and I think of it as an older convertible, horribly out-of-date mechanically and not very good in bad weather, but fun and fast.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!

[TsPoet]

this is a tough one.
I think my giro is an original RAV4, before it became just another SUV.


a little sporty, but also utilitarian, small and different.

My Corsa
I'd so like that to be a TR3!, but it's more of a Nissan Z car (260z - or was that a Datson?)



My velomobile. This one is amazingly hard, it is the sportiest of the bunch, velos are designed to go fast, but they just don't have the sleek sports car lines. Looks more like a submarine or something.

[turbojackie]

I would think my Cannondale Quick would be like my car - a Subaru Legacy AWD. It rides pretty good on the road, pretty good on a trail - but not really meant for tough trails.

[Roadtrip]

Wow. Good thread.

My Trek FX would be your standard SUV type economical and reliable, but you have to out a little more gas in the tank, Chinese made so... A Toyota / Nissan / Subaru jobber.

Specialized Ruby... Zippy fast, but not on your Porche or Lambo level.. It has a little more comfort then pure performance and tire squeal when you put the hammer down. I want to say a VW GTI or BMW 3-series as Specialized knows how to style a bike and the German car companies sure know how to create a special looking car, packed with performance that won't empty the bank-- much

[Biciclista]

My velomobile. This one is amazingly hard, it is the sportiest of the bunch, velos are designed to go fast, but they just don't have the sleek sports car lines. Looks more like a submarine or something.

snort!!! good one!!

[Cynedra]

I'm believe mine would be a Checker Motors Corp taxi. Although it isn't that old, it is big, heavy, and moves fairly slow. Plus I always seem to be hauling passengers - either in the child seat or pulling a trailer.