What should I name my Roubaix?
05-14-07, 04:45 PM
#1
I need more cowbell.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Reno, Nevada
Posts: 8,182
Bikes: 2015 Specialized Sirrus Elite
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 23 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
What should I name my Roubaix?
I've come up with several possibilities, which are contained in the poll. I reserve the right to choose the name regardless of poll results, but I am curious what you think. They are presented in alphabetical order so as to disguise my personal favorite (for the moment). 
__________________
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
05-14-07, 05:38 PM
#3
I need more cowbell.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Reno, Nevada
Posts: 8,182
Bikes: 2015 Specialized Sirrus Elite
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 23 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Sorry for the multiple post. Can't explain how that happened!
__________________
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
05-18-07, 01:54 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 2,259
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
All the pros are riding white carbon bikes this year!
https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2007...ujano_canyon07
I can't believe Gary isn't getting the credit he deserves as a style trail blazer.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2007...ujano_canyon07
I can't believe Gary isn't getting the credit he deserves as a style trail blazer.
05-18-07, 09:18 AM
#6
Out fishing with Annie on his lap, a cigar in one hand and a ginger ale in the other, watching the sunset.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 16,056
Bikes: Techna Wheelchair and a Sun EZ 3 Recumbent Trike
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 22 Times
in
17 Posts
How about........Roubaix!
__________________
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-18-07, 10:13 AM
#7
Time for a change.
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: 6 miles inland from the coast of Sussex, in the South East of England
Posts: 19,913
Bikes: Dale MT2000. Bianchi FS920 Kona Explosif. Giant TCR C. Boreas Ignis. Pinarello Fp Uno.
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
4 Posts
I think I have seen another posting similar to this one in which some one asked for a name for his bike and he is not answering any calls right now as the options he got were more confusing than the poll he posted.
__________________
How long was I in the army? Five foot seven.
Spike Milligan
How long was I in the army? Five foot seven.
Spike Milligan
06-06-07, 09:17 AM
#8
Boomer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 7,214
Bikes: Diamondback Clarity II frame homebuilt.
Mentioned: 106 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 16098 Post(s)
Liked 1,457 Times
in
1,064 Posts
White Rabbit.........cause it makes you feel 10 feet tall.
Aliens visited me and brought this post back.
Aliens visited me and brought this post back.
06-06-07, 10:39 AM
#11
just keep riding
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Milledgeville, Georgia
Posts: 13,560
Bikes: 2018 Black Mountain Cycles MCD,2017 Advocate Cycles Seldom Seen Drop Bar, 2017 Niner Jet 9 Alloy, 2015 Zukas custom road, 2003 KHS Milano Tandem, 1986 Nishiki Cadence rigid MTB, 1980ish Fuji S-12S
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 173 Post(s)
Liked 33 Times
in
22 Posts
You guys are great at predicting the past. 
06-06-07, 11:00 AM
#12
His Brain is Gone!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Paoli, Wisconsin
Posts: 9,979
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by Big Paulie
"Ruby Roubaix."
Roubaix is their men's line
Ruby is their women's line of the same bike.
https://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?sid=07Ruby
But I don't know what the heck the Rooobaaayyy is? (or however that is being spelled)
06-06-07, 11:10 AM
#13
Senior Member ??
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Englewood,Ohio
Posts: 5,098
Bikes: 2007 Trek Madone 5.0 WSD - 2007 Trek 4300 WSD - 2008 Trek 520 - 2014 Catrike Trail
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil
So you are in favor of it being mixed or neutral gender?
__________________
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
06-06-07, 11:23 AM
#14
His Brain is Gone!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Paoli, Wisconsin
Posts: 9,979
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Perhaps it is fitting that DG's bike would have problems making up its mind about what gender it is.
06-06-07, 11:32 AM
#15
Boomer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 7,214
Bikes: Diamondback Clarity II frame homebuilt.
Mentioned: 106 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 16098 Post(s)
Liked 1,457 Times
in
1,064 Posts
Originally Posted by BluesDawg
You guys are great at predicting the past.
Why, has this happened before?
Perhaps the aliens brought it up.
06-06-07, 11:34 AM
#16
I need more cowbell.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Reno, Nevada
Posts: 8,182
Bikes: 2015 Specialized Sirrus Elite
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 23 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil
So you are in favor of it being mixed or neutral gender?
Roubaix is their men's line
Ruby is their women's line of the same bike.
https://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?sid=07Ruby
But I don't know what the heck the Rooobaaayyy is? (or however that is being spelled)
Roubaix is their men's line
Ruby is their women's line of the same bike.
https://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?sid=07Ruby
But I don't know what the heck the Rooobaaayyy is? (or however that is being spelled)
__________________
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
06-06-07, 11:53 AM
#17
Huachuca Rider
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 4,275
Bikes: Fuji CCR1, Specialized Roubaix
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I just have the one bike. So I call it "My Bike."
__________________
Just Peddlin' Around
Just Peddlin' Around
06-06-07, 11:55 AM
#18
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 2,599
Bikes: 06 Lemond Reno, 98 GT Timberline mtn.bike
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 427 Post(s)
Liked 699 Times
in
436 Posts
I think you should name it Tuesday--then it would be Roubaix Tuesday. Mick and the boys thought it was a good name also.
06-06-07, 11:56 AM
#19
I need more cowbell.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Reno, Nevada
Posts: 8,182
Bikes: 2015 Specialized Sirrus Elite
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 23 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by freeranger
I think you should name it Tuesday--then it would be Roubaix Tuesday. Mick and the boys thought it was a good name also.
__________________
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
06-06-07, 11:58 AM
#20
His Brain is Gone!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Paoli, Wisconsin
Posts: 9,979
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Originally Posted by Digital Gee
Ruby Roubaix is a "she," built for a "he." She's my lady. She makes me want to be a better man.
I know of a lot of people who consider their cars to be female. But given that bikes come in men's and women's designs, I've never tended to think of a men's bike as being feminine.
__________________
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L'Amour
There are two types of road bikers: bikers who are faster than me, and me. Bruce Cameron - Denver Post
06-06-07, 11:59 AM
#21
I need more cowbell.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Reno, Nevada
Posts: 8,182
Bikes: 2015 Specialized Sirrus Elite
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 23 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Tom Bombadil
Do others have men's bikes that they consider to be female?
I know of a lot of people who consider their cars to be female. But given that bikes come in men's and women's designs, I've never tended to think of a men's bike as being feminine.
I know of a lot of people who consider their cars to be female. But given that bikes come in men's and women's designs, I've never tended to think of a men's bike as being feminine.
__________________
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
2015 Sirrus Elite
Proud member of the original Club Tombay
06-06-07, 12:06 PM
#22
His Brain is Gone!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Paoli, Wisconsin
Posts: 9,979
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Yeah, but ships don't come in men's and women's specific designs.
It may be just me, but I've always looked at men's bikes as he's and women's bikes as she's.
It may be just me, but I've always looked at men's bikes as he's and women's bikes as she's.
06-06-07, 12:12 PM
#23
His Brain is Gone!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Paoli, Wisconsin
Posts: 9,979
Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
I think this would look very chic on DG's Roubaix
06-06-07, 12:30 PM
#24
Software for Cyclists
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Redding, California
Posts: 4,618
Bikes: Trek 5200, Specialized MTB
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Ummmm....who names their bikes?
