Mountain Biking - Do you name your bike?

I was just wondering if it was just me or do you name your bike? This is my first REAL bike. I named her Sandra D. I hope I am not crazy...lol. So if you do, what did you name it?

My bikes all have their names prominently displayed on the headtube: Bertin, Bianchi, Parkpre, and Kona.

Two have names: Sexy and Pumpkin. Still haven't named the 3rd.

fixed gear, road bike, cruiser, and mountain bike.

LOL....Sorry, but that cracks me up. I know a photographer who named his camera. :lol:

I am cool with it, but I just don't get it. I mean seriously...Would you name your shoes, helmet, etc? :p

I have 8 bikes, so there is no way I could keep all the names straight anyway.

Yeah, seriously, I have not put a name on any of my bikes.

But I can totally see it for whatever reason.

I know for sure that I absolutely love riding every one of them. :love:

I have my vintage bike. Named Lotus. New racer. Named Giant. Naming bikes is for posers. My mountain bike is named Tim.

Well...I guess I am a poser...lol. Just enjoying life to the fullest ;)

Giant Filter 1 - Named her "Filty." :P

Mine are named Black Eye and Brown Eye.

I call my bike jimmy.

...Brown Eye.

Is that the one Brown Eye that's always winking?

I call them what they are, but kinda like pet names. I call my fixed gear "Speedy Bike"; my 29'er "The Big Wheel"; my BMX "Freestyle Bike"; road bike "The Roadie"; MTB "Ex-Cee bike"; beach cruiser "Chopper bike"; etc.

My new Eastern will be called "Cruiser bike"

Mine are named Black Eye and Brown Eye.

wwooooooooooooow :lol::lol:

I call her..........."Linda"

i call my bike, 'my bike' sometimes if i'm feeling saucy i say it like forest gump i.e. "it's muh biiike".

My '86 Ritchey Ascent got its name on a somewhat rainy day in the mountains, with ravens flying through the mist: "Raven Cloudfinder."

The new '87 Ritchey was named on a moonlit cruise on Parker Mesa, with coyotes serenading me from a mist-filled canyon: "Coyote Moonchaser."

And the even newer 2003 Turner 5-Spot got named over the course of several rides whose theme was always, Let's prowl farther! So, it's "Cougar Farseeker."

In older days I had a Jaelithe (Gitane), Arwen (Colnago), Christopher (Columbia), The Crock (Schwinn Speedster converted to 3-speed derailer as a kind of 1971 mountain bike). The Fisher was a lousy bike so it never got a name.

And the even newer 2003 Turner 5-Spot got named over the course of several rides whose theme was always, Let's prowl farther! So, it's "Cougar Farseeker."

The bike that will travel trails far and near to find a 2009 Ellsworth that goes for the older bikes. :love:

I dubbed mine 'Sumadre.'

:thumb:

My Niner MTB is called Candy (cos I ride her hard and long and dirty).

V.

the pen name/nom de plume of my bike is ****GATOR *00

aka "gator double oh"

not really....but i until i build/buy a new one (in a few weeks? next week? today? next month?), i am using my old TREK NAVIGATOR 200 though since i WRECKED it and it' a partial rebuild (new stem, seat, tires, etc) i like to just call it my WREK almost-mountain...:rolleyes:

only when I crash do they get called names

i lied in my previous post, the fixed gear is dubbed the "battleship" because it's so old and made from old steel and weighs about the same.

LOL....Sorry, but that cracks me up. I know a photographer who named his camera. :lol:

I am cool with it, but I just don't get it. I mean seriously...Would you name your shoes, helmet, etc? :p

I have 8 bikes, so there is no way I could keep all the names straight anyway.

Just not sexy or fast enough to get a name? :-)

Normally I'd say no, I don't name my bikes. For the first time ever my new bike has been named "Ms. Porky" or just plain "Porky" or "Porker". Thinking about getting it painted on the frame. She may be a pig but I still love her :love:

Imo naming a bike is the gayest thing you can do :D

Oh noes...not teh gheys!!!

Imo naming a bike is the gayest thing you can do :D

Well it made me happy!!

Definitions of gay on the Web:

* cheery: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
* full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful ...
* given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
* brave: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
* offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

A bicycle is a machine. An inanimate object. A first name, or even a nick name would be reserved for something or someone that is alive, like a person, dog, cat, or pet horse. I know of people who name their musical instruments, BB King and "Lucille", but my bikes are just bikes with no names other than the brand name. The Focus, The Trek, the Cannondale, the JC Higgins...ECT

Well, I haven't named any of my bikes. I consider them tools to achieve an end: bliss.

But I'll tell ya, I feel so gay when I ride them, I am SO happy!

You guys are soooo funny, glad you are having a gay old time hehehehe:D
but you know darn well I didn't mean that kind of gay.

A bicycle is a machine. An inanimate object. A first name, or even a nick name would be reserved for something or someone that is alive, like a person, dog, cat, or pet horse. I know of people who name their musical instruments, BB King and "Lucille", but my bikes are just bikes with no names other than the brand name. The Focus, The Trek, the Cannondale, the JC Higgins...ECT

You are SO cruel and cold.

Well of course you'd say this. You're a bike mechanic (according to your avatar). Day in, day out, just another bike. In your business you can't afford to get personally involved or attached. :lol:

JK

Well it made me happy!!

Definitions of gay on the Web:

* cheery: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
* full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful ...
* given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
* brave: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
* offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"

Right on Siu...too bad a word such as "Gay" has taken on such a totally negative/derogatory meaning in the hetoro world. From all of those definitions you'd think it was a good word. Damn those lesbians and homosexuals for subverting it into...hmmm...how did this particular word get hijacked anyway???

You guys are soooo funny, glad you are having a gay old time hehehehe:D
but you know darn well I didn't mean that kind of gay.

Oh sure you meant the happy gay. Because if you didn't then it would mean something bad and something bad usually will get deleted. And if something bad gets deleted that means it was offensive. And if it's offensive then it's against forum guidelines. And if it's against forum guidelines then the mods would have to handle that accordingly. And if it has to be handled accordingly then.......you wouldn't be gay.

Oh sure you meant the happy gay. Because if you didn't then it would mean something bad and something bad usually will get deleted. And if something bad gets deleted that means it was offensive. And if it's offensive then it's against forum guidelines. And if it's against forum guidelines then the mods would have to handle that accordingly. And if it has to be handled accordingly then.......you wouldn't be gay.

Yes exactly Mr Mod man. :thumb::D

Yes exactly Mr Mod man. :thumb::D

fail.

Fer sure. :rolleyes:

This thread has become ghey...I miss the old gay thread. Can we divert from this ghey one to the gay one please?

You all have me thinking I might want to give a gay name to one of my bikes. Maybe 'Mr. Happy'.

I have named my bikes on occasion - - but usually only when I am extremely angry, and then the names are rather colorful.

Yes exactly Mr Mod man. :thumb::D

Umm, Siu's a woman.

You all have me thinking I might want to give a gay name to one of my bikes. Maybe 'Mr. Happy'.

Oh HELLN....

Oh I don't even want to go there. :rolleyes:

Umm, Siu's a woman.

You sure about that??

Yes.

fail.


Uuuhhhmmm, actually I did not. You just didn't get it.;)


Umm, Siu's a woman.

Does it really matter? I mean after all she is a fellow biker right? :D

I mean after all she is a fellow biker right? Pfffft . . . she's a roadie.

my mountain bike is named terminator 2 and my road bike is named detective john kimball.

Pfffft . . . she's a roadie.

Jealousy does not wear well on you. :)

Only thing I'm jealous about is you'll get a ride in Dan's '37 before I ever will :notamused:.

That might not be the only thing I do in it. ;)

Hey hey now, let's keep this thread G rated.