Best bicycle names
07-07-17, 09:35 PM
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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......
"swing and a miss" (to quote Vin Scully)
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07-07-17, 09:43 PM
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Rock Lobster
Dae Yung Tires
Ibis Hakkalugi 'cross bike
Ibis Uncle Fester tandem
New Departure coaster brake
Mr Kok bicycle motor
Schnozola Cycles (a short-lived creation of Bruce Gordon and Paul Sadoff)
Salsa Ala Carte
Brent
Dae Yung Tires
Ibis Hakkalugi 'cross bike
Ibis Uncle Fester tandem
New Departure coaster brake
Mr Kok bicycle motor
Schnozola Cycles (a short-lived creation of Bruce Gordon and Paul Sadoff)
Salsa Ala Carte
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07-07-17, 09:54 PM
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Schwinn Super Sport is a name that promises a lot.
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1973 Schwinn Super Sport
1986 Schwinn Peloton
1976 Raleigh Super Course Mk II(for wife)
1983 Gitane Super Corsa
1991 Trek 750 Multitrack
07-08-17, 01:43 AM
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Some I've liked
Surly Pugsley >fat-bike
Ritchey BREAK-AWAY frame comes apart for shipping/travel >road bike
Litespeed Catalyst >road bike
Jamis Beatnik >fixe
Schwinn Stingray they invented an icon
Surly Pugsley >fat-bike
Ritchey BREAK-AWAY frame comes apart for shipping/travel >road bike
Litespeed Catalyst >road bike
Jamis Beatnik >fixe
Schwinn Stingray they invented an icon
07-08-17, 05:25 AM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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To judge from what is painted on a friend's bike, "TREK TREK TREK TREK TREK TREK TREK". I'm not sure that's enough TREK's.
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07-08-17, 05:30 AM
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Kojima Climax...
Was still producing the goods 24 years after it was first produced...
Was still producing the goods 24 years after it was first produced...
07-08-17, 05:38 AM
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Dorel, by the way, actually has some credible names under its purview: Cannondale, Guru, Fabric, Charge, Sugoi...
07-08-17, 06:21 AM
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A French guy I rode with in the mid-1960s had a Roold and then got an Oscar Egg.
Always liked the Kabuki bikes with the downtube decal reading "Tested Finest Bicycle With Precision Mechanism."
Always liked the Kabuki bikes with the downtube decal reading "Tested Finest Bicycle With Precision Mechanism."
07-08-17, 06:26 AM
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On a more serious note. I've always liked the name Pinarello and especially in combination with the great model Montello.
Pinarello Montello
It's sounds like a dessert, could be a ice cream flavor.
Pinarello Montello
It's sounds like a dessert, could be a ice cream flavor.
07-08-17, 06:31 AM
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Ha - translating the Cyrillic lettering comes out to "Mazi 3V" from a company that had its heyday in the 40's, 50's, and 60's - USSR.
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07-08-17, 07:05 AM
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3.5 points for cool: Road Ace (Raleigh).
07-08-17, 07:16 AM
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Never owned one, but always liked the brand name Iron Horse.
07-08-17, 07:20 AM
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To make you feel good Le Champion from Motobecane.
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07-08-17, 07:21 AM
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..Or a movie quote, "Hello, my name is Pinarello Montello. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"
07-08-17, 01:38 PM
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07-08-17, 03:41 PM
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That's OK. Anything more expensive would likely be wasted on me and my riding skills. It's pretty vanilla but it's holding up nicely. Picked it up through Nashbar.
07-08-17, 04:22 PM
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07-08-17, 04:39 PM
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"Sannow" - it's a transliteration of the characters 山王, which happens to be the name of the neighborhood in Tokyo where these bikes were originally made and sold, with the added bonus that the characters themselves literally mean "mountain king."
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07-08-17, 06:27 PM
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Morgul Bismark!
How can you not love a name this threatening?
How can you not love a name this threatening?
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07-09-17, 07:24 PM
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We special ordered a couple tubes of DZ Nuts for one of our customers. Our young salesman, who was unaware of the special order, was rather confused when her son came in looking "to pick up deez nuts for my mom"....
