Originally Posted by keithm0
You shouldn't anthropomorphise bicycles -- they hate that.
The irony in this comment is exquisite in it's subtlety. +1 on that alone.
It so happens that I also agree with the comment's substance. Velomorphising (or cyclomorphising, if you prefer) humans is the better practice.
For example, you don't have legs, you have "wheels". Your "saddle" is sore from hours in your bike's saddle. Your "handlebar handles" may ache from the road vibration, but it's the "top brackets" on either side of your "anthro-computer" that really bear the brunt.
And don't forget your "Downtube" -- it can get pretty stiff after hours in the drops. Almost as bad as the numbness in your "pedal interfaces".
And if you get really good at it, you might get a walk-on part in Transformers 2. Maybe...
As for me, it's not that I don't name things I love -- I had an old prelude (1st gen) named Bud. He and I got along great. But I haven't named any of my guitars, though I've flirted with the idea. And my bikes also all remain nameless, though some have developed genders.