How do you call your bike?
01-14-03, 03:17 PM
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How do you call your bike?
Do you name your bike? I call mine ""LA REGINA" and you? post the name of your bike if you.
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As I was riding through the Mennonite section of town, I was considering calling mine the Amish HumVee! No not really! I know bad form!
I don't have names for mine, besides "Road Bike", and "Mountain Bike".
L8R
I don't have names for mine, besides "Road Bike", and "Mountain Bike".
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01-14-03, 03:58 PM
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I call my Steve Rex "Steve"...
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I call mine Titus... and you can read of my last adventure with Titus at :
https://ca.geocities.com/dymetryszyn/
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01-14-03, 04:49 PM
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2Psychlknut. I used to live in Sarasota. If that Amish restaurant is still on Main street and their dessert have not changed- then a person would need to ride more.. Used to love that Amish restaurant. I was into running then?
Where is the Amish section of Sarasota. Been so long don't remember its' whereabouts? Maybe out towards the village of Fruitville?
Where is the Amish section of Sarasota. Been so long don't remember its' whereabouts? Maybe out towards the village of Fruitville?
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My road bike is Gina because she thinks she's Italian (she's really from Taiwan, but I haven't told her yet).
My MTB was supposed to be Dolly or something vaguely Appalachian, but the name Hiedi stuck. I guess she named herself.
My MTB was supposed to be Dolly or something vaguely Appalachian, but the name Hiedi stuck. I guess she named herself.
01-14-03, 09:03 PM
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I haven't yet named my bike. I will, however, take suggestions.
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I sometimes call my pannier laden mtb my Winnebago.
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When I saw the title of this thread, I wanted to reply "I just whistle and it comes."
Anyway, when I had one bike it was "my bike."
When I had two bikes they were "the rain bike" and "the good bike."
Lately I've started calling the rain bike -- a steel tourer with fenders and racks that's my primary commuter -- "the truck."
The good bike -- an Airborne ti light touring bike -- is "the Airborne."
The new bike -- a Fuji Roubaix Pro -- is "the new bike."
I have absolutely no imagination whatsoever.
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Anyway, when I had one bike it was "my bike."
When I had two bikes they were "the rain bike" and "the good bike."
Lately I've started calling the rain bike -- a steel tourer with fenders and racks that's my primary commuter -- "the truck."
The good bike -- an Airborne ti light touring bike -- is "the Airborne."
The new bike -- a Fuji Roubaix Pro -- is "the new bike."
I have absolutely no imagination whatsoever.
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01-14-03, 09:41 PM
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I call mine The Bike.
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I have never named a bike but somehow I see it as a "male object." So the question is:
In some languages the word for "the" changes depending on whether the object being identified is "masculine" or "feminine." Does anyone know which form of "the" is used in other languages to refer to a bike?
In some languages the word for "the" changes depending on whether the object being identified is "masculine" or "feminine." Does anyone know which form of "the" is used in other languages to refer to a bike?
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Sometimes I call my bike B***H. When my boss was touching my bike, it would always give me some type of b***hy attitude. Wasn't until after that it started behaving. This is my Concorde by the way, not my Colnago. I haven't made a name for the Colnago yet.
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My Marinoni road bike is often 'Noni... My Kona Major Jake cyclo-cross bike, built up with Campy Centaur, was promoted to The General.
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My wife helped me name my bikes - mostly because though I always seem to be talking about them it is not always obvious which one. It is very good of her to listen really
Anyway, I have two bikes in the UK: Diana, a Dawes and Penelope, a Peugeot framed Frankenbike*
... And two in the US, both of which were rescue projects that enable me to ride when we are stateside: Sophia, a Schwinn Traveller III, and Miranda, a Miata framed Frankenbike
*Frankenbike - a cycle constructed from an almost random collection of new and old parts...
Cheers,
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Anyway, I have two bikes in the UK: Diana, a Dawes and Penelope, a Peugeot framed Frankenbike*
... And two in the US, both of which were rescue projects that enable me to ride when we are stateside: Sophia, a Schwinn Traveller III, and Miranda, a Miata framed Frankenbike
*Frankenbike - a cycle constructed from an almost random collection of new and old parts...
Cheers,
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I call my Trek 1000, my bike. It hasn't earned a nickname yet 
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My winter ride is a Trek 6000.Her name is Back in Black.She never lets me down in the sub 0 temps.(like today It hit -17F very cold)
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I've talked about my bikes' nicknames in a couple of other threads. Right now I'm working, bit by bit,on a project bike. It used to be a ParkPre Comp Limited. I'm building it up as a single speed. All of the derailleurs and cables are gone. I stripped off the decals. (I was happy to see the ones that said "TI paint", "Designed in the USA", and "Made in Taiwan" go.) I'm still waiting to get some parts. When I'm all done, it will weigh like a pig, but should be quite stylie.
I have begun to call it "RegularBike."
I have begun to call it "RegularBike."
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Where is the Amish section of Sarasota.
In some languages the word for "the" changes depending on whether the object being identified is "masculine" or "feminine." Does anyone know which form of "the" is used in other languages to refer to a bike?
L8R
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01-15-03, 09:45 AM
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Originally posted by easyrider
I have never named a bike but somehow I see it as a "male object." So the question is:
In some languages the word for "the" changes depending on whether the object being identified is "masculine" or "feminine." Does anyone know which form of "the" is used in other languages to refer to a bike?
I have never named a bike but somehow I see it as a "male object." So the question is:
In some languages the word for "the" changes depending on whether the object being identified is "masculine" or "feminine." Does anyone know which form of "the" is used in other languages to refer to a bike?
and a table is feminine... go figure
i never thought of naming my bikes until now but i think i may call my mountain bike charlie and my road bike louderry
01-15-03, 10:07 AM
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My bikes names are Lemond, Allez, and Wicked.
I know, not very original.
I do have a friend who named her Lemond- Greg. At least she is a little more creative then me.
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I know, not very original.
I do have a friend who named her Lemond- Greg. At least she is a little more creative then me.
Blake
01-15-03, 10:30 AM
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Actually the question was "How do you call your bike?" not WHAT do you call it. I call mine like this..
SOOOOOOOOEEEEEEE SOOOOOEEEEEEE HERE BIKE HERE BIKE!!!
It never works....... The stupid thing just sits there until I walk over and get it.
SOOOOOOOOEEEEEEE SOOOOOEEEEEEE HERE BIKE HERE BIKE!!!
It never works....... The stupid thing just sits there until I walk over and get it.