Best bicycle names
07-07-17, 03:02 PM
#26
Extraordinary Magnitude
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Waukesha WI
Posts: 13,382
Bikes: 1978 Trek TX700; 1978/79 Trek 736; 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1984 Schwinn Voyageur SP; 1985 Trek 620; 1985 Trek 720; 1986 Trek 400 Elance; 1987 Schwinn High Sierra; 1990 Miyata 1000LT
Mentioned: 83 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2500 Post(s)
Liked 1,394 Times
in
787 Posts
Dick Power.
__________________
*Recipient of the 2006 Time Magazine "Person Of The Year" Award*
Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.
Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.
07-07-17, 03:10 PM
#27
Senior Member
Great. Yes, I thought you spoke a germanic language. And it's the same the other way around, I can understand quite a bit of Dutch when I read each syllable out loud.
07-07-17, 03:16 PM
#28
Shifting is fun!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: South Holland, NL
Posts: 10,591
Bikes: Yes, please.
Mentioned: 267 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2032 Post(s)
Liked 3,491 Times
in
1,443 Posts
Lemond's "Le Vanquer". It should be "Le Vainqueur", if it were to actually mean anything. Kind of ironic. Kind of lazy maybe? Did someone phone it in to the decal maker and spell it phonetically? Did no one think to look it up or ask someone who spoke French? Were there no Weinmann brakes about? And why wasn't it corrected? Decals are relatively inexpensive. Or did they try really hard to misspell it as much as possible?
07-07-17, 03:37 PM
#30
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!
Posts: 11,402
Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma
Mentioned: 205 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1291 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1,457 Times
in
816 Posts
A few years ago, at a B4H Vintage Bicycle Yard sale, held two times a year, at Lakehead University, a young lady walked up to an old step through from one of Canada's major department stores. The bike was a Free Spirit. The young woman took one look, said "That's me" and bought the bike(the purple mixte just in front of the young lady)...
__________________
"98% of the bikes I buy are projects".
"98% of the bikes I buy are projects".
07-07-17, 04:56 PM
#31
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: south kansas america
Posts: 1,903
Bikes: too many
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 410 Post(s)
Liked 216 Times
in
136 Posts
Imho, As far as brand names, two that stand out as solid names are Trek and Litespeed.. both conjure up an appropriate mental image that is conducive to selling the bicycling image. As far as a "bicycle name", I thought Gary Fishers Hoo Koo E Koo was a real marketing tour-de-force. It may have been the only bicycle I ever lusted after based on name only. The Schwinn Paramount, the Fuji Finest, the Sears Free-Spirit, and the Huffy "The Dude" would be some worthy honorable mentions too.
Last edited by uncle uncle; 07-07-17 at 05:04 PM.
07-07-17, 05:14 PM
#32
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 3,794
Bikes: Bianchi San Mateo and a few others
Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 634 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 13 Times
in
9 Posts
Clark-Kent is another good bicycle brand name.
...and not bicycles, but bicycle-related: Some chamois creams have humorous names. DZ Nuts, Gooch Guard, etc.
...and not bicycles, but bicycle-related: Some chamois creams have humorous names. DZ Nuts, Gooch Guard, etc.
07-07-17, 05:22 PM
#33
Passista
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,469
Bikes: 1998 Pinarello Asolo, 1992 KHS Montaña pro, 1980 Raleigh DL-1, IGH Hybrid, IGH Utility
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 823 Post(s)
Liked 597 Times
in
329 Posts
Shimano "The italian concept":
Attachment 570905
Attachment 570905
07-07-17, 05:30 PM
#34
Extraordinary Magnitude
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Waukesha WI
Posts: 13,382
Bikes: 1978 Trek TX700; 1978/79 Trek 736; 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport; 1984 Schwinn Voyageur SP; 1985 Trek 620; 1985 Trek 720; 1986 Trek 400 Elance; 1987 Schwinn High Sierra; 1990 Miyata 1000LT
Mentioned: 83 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2500 Post(s)
Liked 1,394 Times
in
787 Posts
Shin Hung is a bit optimistic...
__________________
*Recipient of the 2006 Time Magazine "Person Of The Year" Award*
Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.
Commence to jigglin’ huh?!?!
"But hey, always love to hear from opinionated amateurs." -says some guy to Mr. Marshall.
07-07-17, 05:31 PM
#35
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Berkeley CA
Posts: 2,399
Bikes: 1981 Ron Cooper, 1974 Cinelli Speciale Corsa, 2000 Gary Fisher Sugar 1, 1986 Miyata 710, 1982 Raleigh "International"
Mentioned: 91 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 850 Post(s)
Liked 953 Times
in
395 Posts
A few years ago, at a B4H Vintage Bicycle Yard sale, held two times a year, at Lakehead University, a young lady walked up to an old step through from one of Canada's major department stores. The bike was a Free Spirit. The young woman took one look, said "That's me" and bought the bike(the purple mixte just in front of the young lady)...
07-07-17, 05:50 PM
#36
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 4,152
Mentioned: 101 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1491 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 627 Times
in
415 Posts
What about Jimmy Osmond's "Swing Bike"?
Sure piqued one's interest when you hear the name of the bike,.....but then, some referred to it as the "Death Bike", I guess because one is liable to crash at least a few times on it before figuring out how to ride it.
I wonder where the Osmond lawyers were when little Jimmy signed up to endorse the bike......
Sure piqued one's interest when you hear the name of the bike,.....but then, some referred to it as the "Death Bike", I guess because one is liable to crash at least a few times on it before figuring out how to ride it.
I wonder where the Osmond lawyers were when little Jimmy signed up to endorse the bike......
__________________
72 Line Seeker
83 Davidson Signature
84 Peugeot PSV
84 Peugeot PY10FC
84 Gitane Tour de France.
85 Vitus Plus Carbone 7
86 ALAN Record Carbonio
86 Medici Aerodynamic (Project)
88 Pinarello Montello
89 Bottecchia Professional Chorus SL
95 Trek 5500 OCLV (Project)
72 Line Seeker
83 Davidson Signature
84 Peugeot PSV
84 Peugeot PY10FC
84 Gitane Tour de France.
85 Vitus Plus Carbone 7
86 ALAN Record Carbonio
86 Medici Aerodynamic (Project)
88 Pinarello Montello
89 Bottecchia Professional Chorus SL
95 Trek 5500 OCLV (Project)
07-07-17, 06:16 PM
#38
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Western MI
Posts: 2,696
Mentioned: 45 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 598 Post(s)
Liked 337 Times
in
226 Posts
I think vintage BMX owns this category
Powerlite
Race Inc
Torker
Mongoose
Redline
Skyway
Diamondback
All very cool names IMO.
Road bikes... I've always thought Litespeed was a cool name
Powerlite
Race Inc
Torker
Mongoose
Redline
Skyway
Diamondback
All very cool names IMO.
Road bikes... I've always thought Litespeed was a cool name
07-07-17, 06:37 PM
#39
Disraeli Gears
07-07-17, 06:42 PM
#40
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,228
Bikes: Paletti,Pinarello Monviso,Duell Vienna,Giordana XL Super(2)Lemond Maillot Juane (2) & custom,PDG Paramount,Serotta CSI,Fuji Opus III,Davidson Impulse,Pashley Guv'nor,Evans,Fishlips,Prologue TT,Y-Foil,Softride, Tetra Pro, CAAD8 Optimo,Klein Quantum II
Mentioned: 144 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2143 Post(s)
Liked 3,401 Times
in
1,355 Posts
Kona Jake the Snake
__________________
Steel is real...and comfy.
Steel is real...and comfy.
07-07-17, 07:24 PM
#41
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 22,516
Bikes: Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, Co-Motion Supremo, ICE VTX WC
Mentioned: 105 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10192 Post(s)
Liked 3,795 Times
in
1,766 Posts
3Rensho
__________________
Keep the chain tight!
07-07-17, 07:44 PM
#43
It's MY mountain
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Mt.Diablo
Posts: 9,833
Bikes: Klein, Merckx, Trek
Mentioned: 70 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3941 Post(s)
Liked 2,444 Times
in
1,332 Posts
I remember reading about how FUSO got its name - Italian for "molten", kind of.
Then I painted my old Sekai and wanted to give it a similar name so I was looking up cycling related words in my Italian dictionary and settled on MARTELLO - which means "hammer".
As to actual brands, I always liked LANDSHARK.
Then I painted my old Sekai and wanted to give it a similar name so I was looking up cycling related words in my Italian dictionary and settled on MARTELLO - which means "hammer".
As to actual brands, I always liked LANDSHARK.
07-07-17, 08:11 PM
#45
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: 961' 42.28° N, 83.78° W (A2)
Posts: 2,344
Bikes: Mongoose Selous, Trek DS
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 941 Post(s)
Liked 319 Times
in
189 Posts
I thought Mongoose had gone out of business.. until I bought my Mongoose gravel bike.
Last edited by bobwysiwyg; 07-07-17 at 08:18 PM.
07-07-17, 08:39 PM
#47
Senior Member
around here some wise guy goes around slightly modifying the Trucker part so that the first bit looks like an F
and I agree with Mongoose. the name alone made me lust after one when I was 10 years old. I mean the thing could kill cobras...
and I agree with Mongoose. the name alone made me lust after one when I was 10 years old. I mean the thing could kill cobras...
Last edited by jetboy; 07-07-17 at 08:42 PM.
07-07-17, 09:28 PM
#50
Member
