Does your bike have a name?

[aeiea]

Bizarrely, I've named other people's bikes, but never mine.

Same.

I think of my bike as an extension of me, and I don't generally name my body parts. A leg is a leg.

"Where does it hurt?" "It hurts in my Bianchi, doctor."

[Cataboo]

Same.

I think of my bike as an extension of me, and I don't generally name my body parts. A leg is a leg.

"Where does it hurt?" "It hurts in my Bianchi, doctor."

mine are... my mountain bike, my litespeed, my carbon bike, and my flaming surly.

someone suggested that i call the flaming surly flurly, but that hasn't caught on.

[Crankin]

My Kuota is called "my bike." My Jamis Coda is called "the Jamis." Once in awhile I call it Jamie. The mountain bike is "the mountain bike."
I generally would not make up names for inanimate objects

[staceysue]

My old 3-speed beach cruiser was "Edith" and my road bike is "Lexi". I named her Lexi because that sounds like a fast, sleek, beautiful, sophisticated name.

It helps with work excuses too. "Sorry I couldn't make it in for the first part of the meeting. Lexi needed a little extra attention this morning." When you say something like that, people won't say "Who's Lexi?" because they think they're supposed to know and they walk off scratching their heads. I can hear their thoughts "I know she doesn't have a small child. Does she? No - but she doesn't have grandchildren, either. Her niece? Whatever."

[staceysue]

Just named her "Speedbump."

And I've been promising her all week that I won't lay her down on the street again for a while.

Best regards,
Darilyn
http://www.tropicalscreamer.blogspot.com/

That cracks me up!

[Norse]

I call my main road bike "Black Beauty" and all three bikes are sometimes referred to as "she."

I DO talk to my bikes! I frequently praise Black Beauty and if I have neglected her as I see her sitting in the basement waiting I promise her that we will go out soon. If I take a different bike out I may tell BB "Don't worry, you're still no. 1 and I'll take you next time."

Ok, I am crazy.

[Cataboo]

I talk to the bike & my legs up really hard hills.

Or I cuss out the bf who is usually the person who talked me into going up them.

It makes the hills go by faster.

[gnat23]

Brie, the road bike (smooth and expensive)
Chevre, the mountain bike
Gouda, the Dutch-style cruiser
Roquefort (aka, Rocky, aka the Stella), the antique project bike

and please welcome the most recent addition to the harem:
Kraft, the singlespeed cross bike

-- gnat! (This is all after Cheddar went to a new home)

[Medianox]

Road Bike-Zoe (Felt Z80, tall, smart and quick)
Walmart Mountain Bike- Jayne (orange/copper colored, big, slow, and not too smart but gets me home everytime-despite nearly getting me killed in the process)
=)

[arielmoon]

My Trek Madone is named Dara for Dara Torres since I started cycling and bought her at 40.

[BikingNurse]

I just got a used Diomand Back. She reminded me of Kathrine Hepburn's character in "On Golden Pond" so her name Ethel but. Yea, I know to most other people it would seem crazy that a bike would remind you of a movie character. But I'm ok with being bike obsessed.

[Lakerider]

Hmmm...
I'm still trying to think of a good name. My new bike is black with a little red.

[ridenread]

My bike is Clifford, as in Clifford The Big Red Bike, I also name my car. I don't really know why,I just always have

[LaFemmeFlora]

My bike was purchased used, an old Cannondale...and the prior owner had blacked out some of her logo letters and named her "Can o' ale". She was kidn of a workhorse, mis-treated and unappreciated.
When I changed gearshifters out and cleaned her up the Cannondale reappeared...and I thought she might want a new name...but I haven't found a good one just yet.

[Jiffer]

I started out calling my bike Pinky, then she just sort of became Baby. But then I somehow switched back to Pinky. Probably partially because my riding buddy calls her bike Baby. But Pinky is much more fitting, anyway, cause I'm SUCH the pink person, at least where cycling is concerned. I inspired my club to get pink jerseys even! Go Team Pink!!!