Fifty Plus (50+) - Do You Name Your Bikes?

I named my Trek 460 vintage racer, "Windrider".

Of course, not only do I name them, but I won't ride with people who don't.

92 Schwin Mesa MTB - "Little Puddin" very sweet ride (after extensive upgrades)
94 Trek 520 - "Captain Marcy" (it has been all over Oklahoma, Texas, and explored numerous other states - look him up)
92 Paramount - Cinnamon (because of the color)
02 Burley Tandem - "Bob" (Big Orange Burley)
03 Blue T-12 Tri-Bike - "Skeeter" so named by one of the kids, but it fits, given the aerobars.

Giant TCR - Red Frankenstein

Yep.

Yes:

1. Road bike - I call it "Road Bike"
2. Utility road bike - I call it "Utility Road Bike"
3. Mtn bike - I call it "Mountain Bike"
4. Andy's 3 wheeler - I call it "Andy's 3 wheeler"
5. Nora's hybrid - I call it "Nora's hybrid"
6. Nora's mtn bike - I call it "Nora's mtn bike"
7. Trainer in the basement - I call it "Trainer in the asement."
8. Peugeot UO8 hanging on the wall - I call it "Peugeot UO8 hanging on the wall "
9. Old Specialized Hardrock hanging in the garage with two broken wheels - I call it "Old Specialized Hardrock hanging in the garage with two broken wheels"

I love my creative names!! :)

2006 Trek Portland: "The Portland", or sometimes just "Bike"
2000 Trek 1000: "YellowBike!", no space, exclamation point required.
1999 Schwinn Peloton: "Blue Steel" or just plain "Blue" for short
1996 Litespeed Classic: "Jeeves"

Meet them here… (http://www.bikejournal.com/profiles.asp?rname=brucew&public=1)

1) the blue one
2) the other blue one

My Ciocc = "Ciocc"

I don't but my grandson does. My yellow/black Moto is "Bumble Bee" from Transformers. He also named my pearlescent white Lambo Tandem "Jazz" from Transformers thinking it looked silver. He also named several other bikes, but I don't ride them much so I can't remember the names.

I tend to refer to them by contractions of their brand - ie: Moto, Lambo, etc.

1, 2, & 3.

I haven't thought about it... But I'm thinking now. :giver:

No.

:giver:Ok, I'm naming my Schwinn hybrid "The Thinker" because I'm always thinkin about something while I'm on her.

Old Blue -- Mid 80s Vitus all aluminum

The Rat -- an early 90s KHS Montana Comp converted to a utility bike.

I like to name mine after the wives of rock stars. My current road bike is Bianchi Jagger. ;-)

I never name them, but they sometimes arrive at the stable with a name already attached. Only two of the twenty or so currently in residence currently have names: Betsy (an old Schwinn lugged frame converted to fixed gear decades ago, named by by sister-in-law) and Wicked Witch (my mom's Schwinn step-through from the '70s, named by my sister). Since these are the two bikes with the largest baskets, they get the most in-town miles.

Only an artistic, creative type person would name a bicycle. Or a boat.

All the mathematical and scientific types seem to prefer using sterile manufacturer names or numbers.

Mine's "Lady Xizang". And I can't remember all my different boats' names...

Blue bike, black bike, bent, or tandem. I'm not very creative I guess...:lol:

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the MERCATOR
soon to get a decal

My Surly Long Haul Trucker is named La Vaca Azul.

You guys are all so boring.

The Merlin is called Gandalf, because he's also a wizard.

The now-commuter (and my first road bike) is called Cea, which is short for Boudiccea, which is another variant of my screen name, which was the name of an Iceni warrior who burned London to the ground in Roman times. (Strong woman role model?) I think she's feeling neglected because I don't ride her as much as I am not commuting right now.

The Friday is called Ami, which is short for Origami, because she folds. It also means friend in French, although the pronounciation is different from mine.

My bikes are referred to by their manufacturer or model, whichever is shorter easier: Roubaix, Blur, Airborne, BMC... Perhaps boring or unimaginative, but straightforward and useful when discussing them with others.

I don't name my bikes but I do talk to them. :rolleyes:
My Litespeed (my main ride) is my friend. We talk a lot.
My Specialized (which I'm STILL trying to get dialed in) gets called a POS a lot. :notamused: Most days I say to myself, "I wish I would have bought the Cannondale." :mad:

I have a Trek FX so i just call it "The fx" -- boring i know!!

Only one:

http://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2011/02/me-and-mixte.html

Marc

Only an artistic, creative type person would name a bicycle. Or a boat.

All the mathematical and scientific types seem to prefer using sterile manufacturer names or numbers.



Oh, I wouldn't say that...I'm an engineer and my bike is named Felicity :)

Yes. Mine is called Specialized Allez..............name a bike? Come on now. Really? I mean maybe when I was 10.....maybe.

The:
Indy Fab
S-Works
Jamis
C-Dale
Colnago....

No, I guess I don't.

xizangstan[/B];12732797]Only an artistic, creative type person would name a bicycle. Or a boat.

All the mathematical and scientific types seem to prefer using sterile manufacturer names or numbers.

Mine's "Lady Xizang". And I can't remember all my different boats' names...
Let me guess,,,something creative and artistic like.. "The Salty Xizang" or "WaveXizang" :rolleyes:

I don't name my bikes but I do talk to them. :rolleyes:
My Litespeed (my main ride) is my friend. We talk a lot.
My Specialized (which I'm STILL trying to get dialed in) gets called a POS a lot. :notamused: Most days I say to myself, "I wish I would have bought the Cannondale." :mad:

I feel sorry for your Specialized, your POS. Bikes have feelings, you know.

I don't.

I had enough trouble coming up with names for my kids. If not for my wife's help, I probably couldn't have done even that.

My Litespeed (my main ride) is my friend. We talk a lot.

My Specialized (which I'm STILL trying to get dialed in) gets called a POS a lot.

Ron, get a second person to help, a tape measure, a level and a square. Spend some quality time with your Litespeed and document your position on it.

I use Park Tool's method. The instructions are here (http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/recording-position-road) and the chart to record the measurements is here (http://www.parktool.com/uploads/files/blog/positionroad.pdf).

Then transfer the measurements to the Specialized.

Tweak from there, then record the measurements again when it's dialed-in.

Myself, I don't have half the tools, nor any convenient helpers. I use the LBS and take both bikes at once. (Yes, even being car-free I can do this. I remove the wheels from one bike, then using my backpack's compression straps, I attach the frame and wheels to it, put it on and ride away.)

In the past I've explained, "I like the saddle to pedal position of this bike, and the saddle to bars position of this bike. I'd like to take the good parts of each and make both the same." That worked.

This past winter I bought all new components for Jeeves, which had been borrowing Blue's components, and returned Blue's components to it. I messed something up on each bike, but they were close. So I worked with just the one (Jeeves) and when I got it dialed in, I transferred the key measures to Blue myself. They're as close as I can make them. It have a tough time getting saddle fore/aft relative to the BB by myself with only two hands.

I don't.

I had enough trouble coming up with names for my kids. If not for my wife's help, I probably couldn't have done even that.

It's a sign of older age when you go to call one of your grandkids and not getting it right the first time you go down through the list until you hit the proper fitting name.

"Neck Killer" and "Crotch Burner"

Myself, I don't have half the tools, nor any convenient helpers. I use the LBS and take both bikes at once. (Yes, even being car-free I can do this. I remove the wheels from one bike, then using my backpack's compression straps, I attach the frame and wheels to it, put it on and ride away.)
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Do you find this inspiring??
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/RevRyp/Deer-bike.jpg

"Neck Killer" and "Crotch Burner"

:roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2:

Do you find this inspiring??
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/RevRyp/Deer-bike.jpg

Why make fun of some guy hard at work trying to make a little doe?

Do you find this inspiring??
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/RevRyp/Deer-bike.jpg

Hell yeah it's inspiring. I'm thinking about backstrap on a grill!! Maybe a little tenderloin too :)

Ron, get a second person to help, a tape measure, a level and a square. Spend some quality time with your Litespeed and document your position on it.

I use Park Tool's method. The instructions are here (http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/recording-position-road) and the chart to record the measurements is here (http://www.parktool.com/uploads/files/blog/positionroad.pdf).

Then transfer the measurements to the Specialized.

Tweak from there, then record the measurements again when it's dialed-in.
Thanks. I did this last February after reading an article about it in Road Bike Action mag. I've tweaked a little more after every couple of rides. All the dimensions/measurements on the two bikes are nearly identical on the charts. Doing more tweaking this afternoon.
Wish I could tweak the SRAM Apex shifters so they'd magically become Shimano 105 shifters. :o

Thanks. I did this last February after reading an article about it in Road Bike Action mag. I've tweaked a little more after every couple of rides. All the dimensions/measurements on the two bikes are nearly identical on the charts. Doing more tweaking this afternoon.

I've found that getting the saddle height and setback right is crucial, since all other measurements are based on the saddle.

Bear in mind that these measurements are taken from the BB not from the floor. Bottom bracket heights and seat tube angles both rapidly throw off measurements made from the floor. All four of my bikes have different BB heights and seat-tube angles. But by measuring form the BB, I can get the saddles all in the same place relative to the pedals. (Although that works only when you use the same crank length.)

The only time you'd ever get accurate measurements from the floor is calculating saddle-to-bar drop. Since you're calculating the difference between the two, you can use any baseline you want.

Thanks. I did this last February after reading an article about it in Road Bike Action mag. I've tweaked a little more after every couple of rides. All the dimensions/measurements on the two bikes are nearly identical on the charts. Doing more tweaking this afternoon.
Wish I could tweak the SRAM Apex shifters so they'd magically become Shimano 105 shifters. :o

Have two bikes that are set up to feel the same in the saddle on bar length- fit etc- but they feel different. Ride different aswell but I have also found that they get used for different rides aswell. Boreas is the main ride but living in a hilly area and it is set up with a compact- It doesn't do long hiily rides. They are saved for the TCR. Both bikes ride well but fast descents and Boreas rides better. But the TCR goes uphills.

So two bikes- both set up for me and they each have their own characteristics. Luckily neither now gives a bad ride but I honestly thought I had made a mistake when I bought the TCR. Took some time but it eventually conformed.

And as to naming bikes- No- other than Boreas- TCR- Tandem-Kona- Bianchi and The others sitting at the back of the shed that only get called names untill I sort them out.

I guess I'm one of those weirdo's that names their bikes, the main bent (Sun EZ-Sport AX) is called "Caddy". I pulled into a store and guy pulled up on a old hybrid and said: Wow, now that's a Cadillac of a bicycle! ;) The Sun EZ-1 SX is called "Mighty Mite" cause it looks so small with the 16/20 in. wheel combo. The Wife calls her, EZ-1, Sunny.

My bikes have various names. What they are depends on my mood at the moment. ;-)

I've never named an inanimate object...

I named my touring bike Mr. Brooks, after a highschool chemistry teacher I admired. The saddle maker reminded me. Blues frog

"Neck Killer" and "Crotch Burner"
I commented (sorta) on this post earlier, but I have to comment again. Today was not a good day for me, but then I read this post and it just struck me as so funny that every time I thought of it afterward, I chuckled. I'm still chuckling. It helped. Thanks for a "good one." :thumb: I hope your bikes don't actually live up to their names.

Yes, Fisher and Trek. Oh wait - someone did that for me.

Seriously, I never name inanimate objects.

Rusty Schwinn French (1977 Schwinn Super LeTour)
Rhubarb Pro Specialized French (2006 Specialized Ruby Pro) - "Rhubarb" is her RAGBRAI "gang name" that Rusty gave her.

Usually they are called "Rusty" and "Bike" unless they get into trouble and are being scolded.

:)

I've never named an inanimate object...

I understand. Some simply refer to him as "the president".

Yes. The MAZA. The LeMond. The Masi.