HI- first post here, though i love the site!

I had to laugh when i saw this thread since plenty of people have made fun of me for naming my bike. Mostly its the triathlon folks cause the cycling team people ALWAYS named their bikes. Anyway, mine have been:

1) My first racing bike: Fiets (Dutch for bike)

2) My '98 Trek: Carsten Fermin Niklas Alessandro- or just Carsten :P Hes black and gold with some blue accents and a very pretty bike, but I wanted a strong German/Northern European name for him, and when i first picked him up I had just heard the name Carsten from somewhere. Then I added a few names as weve gone along- two are for exbfs :P

Somehow having named my bike makes me feel like im "part" of it- after climbing a big hill he gets a pat (yes i know hes not a horse but still!) or when he needs a clean sometimes I talk to him. But Carsten has always taken care of me and never flatted in a bad spot, though we had a few tempermental issues with falling over in the middle of intersections on that first year! :P

Looking to buy a new bike soon, and when i get him, well, we shall see what hes like and then name him accordingly!