What is your bike's name?
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My BMC is called "The BMC". My wife likes to name things, so our black Davidson tandem is "Raven" but I still usually refer to it as "the tandem".
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Only a person with a sick and twisted mind would give names to an inanimate object. But since my bikes are close, personal friends of mine...
Black Betty is my carbon road bike
Levon is my monstercross dirt road bike
Butternut is my fixed gear around town/commuter bike
Herschel is my badass full suspension mountain bike
Black Betty is my carbon road bike
Levon is my monstercross dirt road bike
Butternut is my fixed gear around town/commuter bike
Herschel is my badass full suspension mountain bike
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I don't understand naming them. I have a Felt Z85. So guess what I call it? Yep, my Z85. I never understood people naming cars either. They already have names.
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You shouldn’t anthropomorphize bikes. They don’t like it when you do that.
That said, mine are
Mr. Portland
YellowBike!
Jeeves
Blue Steel
The new frame hasn't told its name yet.
That said, mine are
Mr. Portland
YellowBike!
Jeeves
Blue Steel
The new frame hasn't told its name yet.
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Our "Ferrari Red" Mocha tandem is "Big Red." Not very original, but it fits.
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Usually depends on if I am having problems such as a flat, broken spoke or bonking on a climb. The names in those cases are not endearing.
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Celeste (What else would you name a Bianchi?)
Old Red ('88 Trek 900)
StupidBike ('88 Schwinn Prologue)
I used to have a Specialized Allez named "Ali"
Several other bikes that haven't acquired names yet, but I'm working on that.
2002 Diamondback tandem. No ideas.
80's Benotto unknown model, future fixed conversion. Thinking of Trixie (the Fixie)
'92 Schwinn Crosscut. Thinking of "Pearl"
Old Red ('88 Trek 900)
StupidBike ('88 Schwinn Prologue)
I used to have a Specialized Allez named "Ali"
Several other bikes that haven't acquired names yet, but I'm working on that.
2002 Diamondback tandem. No ideas.
80's Benotto unknown model, future fixed conversion. Thinking of Trixie (the Fixie)
'92 Schwinn Crosscut. Thinking of "Pearl"
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My bicycle came with a name. Whenever I call it anything other than "my bike", I call it "my Crossroads". Mostly I don't call it anything at all, though. It's just like my cat; it doesn't come when I call it...
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I think that's the first time I have ever heard someone say a bicycle is like a cat.
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Brand names in the mass market are all over bike frames and components ,
only the one I built Myself from tubeset Upward ,
was un branded .. and the other one I built with the help of a cargo bike builder ,
Are logo free frames,.
Look completely Different, they are Different colors 1 maroon the other Black . thats good enough
I only named my banjo ukelele.. it was recovered from serious disrepair ..
It,rebuilt, has a wooden 'Head' now. Hank Williams senior had a song about s carved store front wooden Indian,
with a 'wooden Head ' I named it after that songs topic.
(if you dont know the Music you wont know the name and then It wont Matter what it is either )
only the one I built Myself from tubeset Upward ,
was un branded .. and the other one I built with the help of a cargo bike builder ,
Are logo free frames,.
Look completely Different, they are Different colors 1 maroon the other Black . thats good enough
I only named my banjo ukelele.. it was recovered from serious disrepair ..
It,rebuilt, has a wooden 'Head' now. Hank Williams senior had a song about s carved store front wooden Indian,
with a 'wooden Head ' I named it after that songs topic.
(if you dont know the Music you wont know the name and then It wont Matter what it is either )
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Like someone else said; My bikes already came with names already stenciled on them so that is what they are called. Fuji, Gazelle & Diamondback. If I ever get two bikes of one brand I will have to get more creative.
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My main ride is named 'Starbucks'. It is my first mate in my relentless, obsessive pursuit of the whale that bit my leg off, or, you know, health and fitness. Also, it is the color of a latte. My other two bikes I haven't named.
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Depends on how much elevation gain per mile was in the days ride.
When it gets to 100+'/mile it's all kinds of names I can't repeat on the interwebz because kids might could be readin'
When it gets to 100+'/mile it's all kinds of names I can't repeat on the interwebz because kids might could be readin'
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I don't name anything that won't come when I call it. Except my current cats. All my previous cats would, in fact, come from wherever in the house they were when I called their name.
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As Thomas L. Friedman says, "In the world of ideas, to name something is to own it. If you can name an issue, you can own the issue." This is an interesting thought in that owning an idea only occurs in the mental world. Hence, one could argue that naming an idea is the first step in understanding the idea. Ergo, transforming this to the world of bicycle ownership, one could say that naming a bicycle means you own/understand it. All of my bikes remain an enigma to me. I comprehend little about them. I can’t for the life of me understand that whenever I mount the Colnago it keeps pushing to go faster and faster. Nor, can I fathom why the S-Works Roubaix beckons me to find hills to climb. And, trying to get my thinking around why the Habanero Team Issue wants to be in the rain defies any logic I can muster. The Jamis Eclipse seems content to sit on the trainer for hours on end while suffering none of the boredom I experience when spinning; how can that be? I can’t even begin to come to terms with why the IF Crown Jewel sits patiently and whispers, “Anytime, anywhere, and for any reason, I’m here and ready to go.” No, I’m not yet ready to name my bikes. They remain a mystery to me.
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To paraphrase DG--I call my bike "Twice"
If I call it "Once"-It doesn't respond.
If I call it "Once"-It doesn't respond.
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My mother named all her cars "Ol' Bessie". Once, when she got a new car we asked why she didn't call it "New Bessie". It was years before I understood what she meant when she said, "Ol' Bessie is the closest I can come to what I really want to call it".
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My MTB/long distance bike is "the tank" built to take beating and keep riding - crash into steel bars proved that.
My Hybrid is yet to be named but "not yet right" fits the bill... still needs a few mods to get it to where I want it be
My shopping basket/kid carrier is "the mule" because it can carry one heck of a load.
My Hybrid is yet to be named but "not yet right" fits the bill... still needs a few mods to get it to where I want it be
My shopping basket/kid carrier is "the mule" because it can carry one heck of a load.