Fifty Plus (50+) - OK, are bikes feminine, or masculine?

I've read posts going both ways, and I don't think bikes can be both.

So, do you name your bike a feminine name or a masculine name--and why??????

You had to know this was coming.... mine's a hermaphrodite named Chris.

I don't name my bike's, but if I did, my blue mtn.bike would be masculine (it's blue-so a guy color)
The Reno (silver & black)-also masculine-silver & black just look masculine.
Donna's Reno (wsd) is silver with a white stripe with a light pale blue Lemond in it--I'd say feminine.
Her Kona mtn.bike is purple--a dark purple, so it could be either I guess, but since it's hers, feminine.

My navy-blue Schwinn is "BlueBoy." My dark-grey/carbon-weave Scott is, so far "Scott," though I'm considering "GreyGhost," or "DarkStallion."

So if I name a road bike Ginger and a MTB Sam, do you think they could produce little bikes for me? Could be a cheap way to get a new bike - but I really don't need a cross bike...

So if I name a road bike Ginger and a MTB Sam, do you think they could produce little bikes for me? Could be a cheap way to get a new bike - but I really don't need a cross bike...

Cyclocross bikes f/the winter season???

I name my bikes long wheel base Linear and short wheel base Lightning P-38 and then there is home-made...it is a copy cat...that is an animal but no sex................peace

I have a Gary Fisher Sugar mountain bike.
My daughter also has a Gary Fisher mountian bike.

My daughter calls her bike Gary....I call my bike Sugar.
Maybe it has to do with the gender of the owner that determins the gender of the bike.

Cyclocross bikes f/the winter season???

What winter season?

The manufacturer named mine already, 'Streetfire'. I think it's appropriate.

I've read posts going both ways, and I don't think bikes can be both.

So, do you name your bike a feminine name or a masculine name--and why??????

Sez you. :p

One of my bikes has a female name, some of my bikes have male names and some of my bikes have names that don't have a gender. I don't know why. That's just their names. Who am I to argue? :)

Ribby, Norin Radd, Uncle Duke, Lugnut, Red Shark.

No names for me. I have enough trouble remembering my own.

Can a bike be gay?

I was just wondering.

I don't name my bike's, but if I did, my blue mtn.bike would be masculine (it's blue-so a guy color)
The Reno (silver & black)-also masculine-silver & black just look masculine.
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Based on the color logic I guess all mine are masculine. They're gray, silver and black. There are other indications they may be male, too.

I have generic names:
1. The mountain bike
2. The basket bike
3. The fender bike
4. The italian beauty (my mistress)

I'll let you guess which gets ridden the most.:D

Being a logic-driven person, to me the answer seems straight-forward. Bikes that are designed for male riders are masculine and bikes that are women-specific designs are feminine. Heck, bike shops refer to them as men's bikes and women's bikes.

Those bikes, such as many hybrids, that are designed to be used by both men and women, are gender-neutral, or anything else you want to call a bike that can go both ways.

Based on the color logic I guess all mine are masculine. They're gray, silver and black. There are other indications they may be male, too.

Actually, many of the women's specific design road bikes come in blacks, blues & silvers. Those are very popular color choices by women. I was told by a rep from a large bike manufacturer that the favorite color choice of women for road bikes was black.

As contrasted by the traditional low-step women's bikes, which come in many bright colors.

My navy-blue Schwinn is "BlueBoy." My dark-grey/carbon-weave Scott is, so far "Scott," though I'm considering "GreyGhost," or "DarkStallion."

So VV, they're all men!

Road Fan

Being a logic-driven person, to me the answer seems straight-forward. Bikes that are designed for male riders are masculine and bikes that are women-specific designs are feminine. Heck, bike shops refer to them as men's bikes and women's bikes.

Those bikes, such as many hybrids, that are designed to be used by both men and women, are gender-neutral, or anything else you want to call a bike that can go both ways.
But, using the same logic, spouses that are "designed" (intended) for males are (usually!) female, and spouses that are intended for women are (usually!) male.

Ruby Roubaix is a lady, and no one can tell me different. :)

But these men's bikes with their tall top tubes & more rigid frames do not resemble females.

But these men's bikes with their tall top tubes & more rigid frames do not resemble females.
Neither does the Queen Mary. :D

You haven't seen my Aunt Mary :)

It has nothing to do with color or whether it is designed for men or women. Logic won't explain it. Mr. Spock.

Silly humans.

Poor cyborgs.

Poor cyborgs.

Logical error alert!!!

Mr Spock was not a cyborg.

I'm a DOCTOR, Jim! Not a miracle worker!

You are zeroing in my my customized user statement, under my user id. In the Star Trek episode "Spock's Brain", they find Spock lifeless. McCoy examines him and proclaims to Kirk, "His brain is gone!"

Note, getting back to topic, that I named my red Trek men's bike "Watson" after a Star Trek red shirt guy who gets killed after beaming done to the planet. After all, I was being "transported" out to a bike path where riding a bike in those first days was killing me.

See, it all ties together.

Logical error alert!!!

Mr Spock was not a cyborg.

I didn't say the Vulcan was a cyborg.

Yes, but you seemingly referred to me in consecutive posts as first "Mr. Spock" and then "poor cyborgs."

But maybe one of those was in reference to DG???

Limitations of linear thought.

My dark-grey/carbon-weave Scott is, so far "Scott," though I'm considering "GreyGhost," or "DarkStallion."


My San Rafael by Marin named herself the Gray Ghost. I couldn't do a thing about it. She just was.

Which is really weird, since she's lime green. Okay, just kidding about that last part. She's gray.

Actually, many of the women's specific design road bikes come in blacks, blues & silvers. Those are very popular color choices by women. I was told by a rep from a large bike manufacturer that the favorite color choice of women for road bikes was black.

As contrasted by the traditional low-step women's bikes, which come in many bright colors.

I prefer the more subtle colors for my bikes. Maybe women are a little more conscious of the overall package:rolleyes: Who wants to be seen riding a pink bike with an orange jersey:eek:

Trek must have been tuned into women's preferences as the new WSD Madones are available in Blossom Silver (5.1) and Pearl White (6.5).

As opposed to the current Trek Pure Low-Step:

My San Rafael by Marin named herself ...

Finally, someone who gets it.

I don't name my bicycles. I do name my motorcycles. My BMW is named Heike. My Ducati is named Sophia.

Finally, someone who gets it.


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