Thanks to Blylan and the other recent posters to this thread since it was bumped on 3/17, from 2/15, as well as
all the contributors; I read them all. See this
post for the template if other riders would like to contribute their commute. Hopefully useful ideas/tips, or at least experiences will be shared.
Originally Posted by
noglider
Title:West Village to Manhattan College (in the Bronx), since December 2014…
Bike name: What does this mean?
Originally Posted by
bmthom.gis
I'll do a 2nd one for my mixed commute:
From the wife's office to mine - 2 weeks…
Bike name: the panty dropper - because the teal frame with purple accents gets all the girls to throw their panties as I ride by…
A while back, I contributed some of the interesting names to this thread,
”What is your bikes name?"
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
What is your bike's name?
Though I certainly cherish all the bikes I have had as an adult, it never occurred to me to name them. FYA, I recently started a thread on the Commuting Forum,
”Describe Your Commute” on a template, and one of the items is
“Bike Name.” This was suggested by the subscriber,
chephy, who had originally used the idea.
Most of the replies either listed the model name or left it blank, with a minority giving a name (or comments). Few examples:
Originally Posted by
jimmuller
TitleUm, how about
My Bike Commute?
I could go with Nao, Gina, Francis, Mario, but that would be silly. They don't have names other than Peugeot, Motobecane, Raleigh, Masi, Centurion, Bianchi, Bertin.
Originally Posted by
chephy
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
Bike name: Still haven't named it!
Originally Posted by
harshbarj
Omaha, Ne. 7 years
Bike name: Who names their bike? Insane.
Originally Posted by
bmthom.gis
I'll do a 2nd one for my mixed commute:
Bike name: the panty dropper - because the teal frame with purple accents gets all the girls to throw their panties as I ride by
Then there were:
Byron (Irwin7638),
Ridley (Buffalo Buff),
Ginger (GARiverTrail Rdr), and
Trucka' (JoeyBike).
BTW,
chephy, as mentioned above, is an ardent advocate of bike naming.
Originally Posted by
chephy
Below is the summary of my major commutes.
Bike name: I wasn't naming bikes yet
Bike name: Quicksilver a.k.a. Quickie because it was quick (compared to bikes I've had up to that point anyway) and silver, and yes, I name my bikes, okay? Anybody has a problem with that? No? Good!
Bike name: Miyata: Blackberry TART (Toronto Area Rapid Transportation) a.k.a. Blacky / Specialized: BLack IMP (shortened to Blimpy, 'cause it's lighter than air)
Bike Name: Steve Bauer a.k.a. Stevie
Bike name: Haven't named this one; no need since there was only one bike in the household so "the bike" worked fine. Plus, I knew I'd only have it for a few months.
Bike name: Haven't named this one either! Why not?? I should...
PS: I just noted that this is a zombie thread, started 2-19-13, and reawakened by
Greybeard712 on 2-13-15. He has this signature line:
"I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Guess" on it...so I said "Implants?"
Funny, at least to another greybeard.
BTW,
bmthom.gis I just noted that your bike's risqué name was in reference to your wife's commute; hope I didn't spill the beans.
