Does Your Bike Have a Name?

[Velocivixen]

I used to drive a gray Volvo which was solid and felt like I drove a tank! So I named her (yes, it was a girl car) "Mineral" to suit her.

I have been thinking of a name for my bike other than the brand name). My bike is "Coastal Blue" so thinking of names.

I don't apply names to other inanimate objects in my life, and even my current car is nameless.

So, did you name your bike(s)? If so, what? Why did you choose that name?

[Crankin]

I call my bike "my bike." I could never see why people name inanimate objects.
If I am talking about my "other bike," I usually refer to it as "the Jamis," as opposed to the road bike, which is what I am usually talking about.

[Kitsune06]

Mine is Sunny because it's a coppery orange.
My first 'real' bike was Mz. Cakes.
My Huffy Hoopty was Maus because it was a realtank.

My CB650 motorcycle is Delilah
My CB350 is Lola

My little Chevy Tracker is "Simple Green" because it's green and not all that complicated.

[Aggie_Ama]

My road bike is named Miranda. My poor Gary Fisher that was just damaged was named Holly Golightly. But my latest bike needs sometime to tell me her name. I name all my bikes and cars.

First road bike- Fiona
First mountain bike - Tess
Cars - Currently have Gretchen, I have had Layla, Venus, Delilah and Jezabel. I refuse to name any of my husband's cars going forward named his last two trucks and both were totaled in car accidents.

[Velocivixen]

Okay...I see that either 1. I'm not crazy or 2. Others are possibly at least as crazy as me.

All kidding aside, I do want to name her. Yes, my Trek FX 7.3 is a "she" despite not being a step through. I need something that infers adventuresome, sexy, solid and reliable.....hey...I'm describing myself!!!!

[Roadtrip]

Trek FX 7.3 - I drove from Cincy to Louisville to pick her up, so named her... Louisville

Specialized Ruby Elite - named her "Ruby", not all that creative I know!

Shannon

[Catrin]

It is interesting how some people name bikes and/or cars or not. I've never really named my cars, but bikes are a different story. My Gunnar already has a name and she isn't even built yet - but hopefully will next week. My mountain bike will have to tell me her name - it is just interesting how this works for different people.

[indigoiis]

I had a Huffy Strider as a teenager and it was called "Chrome Cruncher" for putting a dent in a fender of an idling car at a stoplight at the bottom of a hill (bike had no brakes - none that worked, anyway.)

Current bike that is my favorite even though it is too small for me:

Lil' Giant.

And even though it is small it is a mightly little beast.

The other (road) bike is a blue Trek and I have forgotten its name. That's awful, I know. I neglect it.

Mountain bike was "Supafly" but since I fell twice on it, once knocking the wind out of myself and once breaking my ankle, I call it "Lucky." As in, Lucky it hasn't been sold.

[Jolt]

I haven't named mine, but I suppose a good name for my current bike (not the one in my avatar--need to update that with a new picture!) would be the "Green Machine" because of the color and the fact that it doesn't pollute .

[gnat23]

I name everything but the toaster, I think. See below. New bike showing up this afternoon will be added following the cheese trend...

Problem is, I think it makes it harder to sell when it comes time. :-(

-- gnat! (Anyone interested in buying Chevre? She's a gorgeous MTB!)

[shootingstar]

I have 4 bikes --but only 1 of them is named. Only named to distinguish from one of his bikes.

It's my Dahon folding bike --she's.."Baby Day". He also has a Dahon folding bike but an entirely different model, colour, etc. (and it's abit heavier).
I call her a baby because she becomes smaller when I fold her up.

[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.