aussie_grl14

Oh, I wouldn't say that...I'm an engineer and my bike is named Felicity

bigbadwullf

Yes. Mine is called Specialized Allez..............name a bike? Come on now. Really? I mean maybe when I was 10.....maybe.

NOS88

The:
Indy Fab
S-Works
Jamis
C-Dale
Colnago....

No, I guess I don't.

miss kenton

Let me guess,,,something creative and artistic like.. "The Salty Xizang" or "WaveXizang"

xizangstan

I feel sorry for your Specialized, your POS. Bikes have feelings, you know.

scroca

I don't.

I had enough trouble coming up with names for my kids. If not for my wife's help, I probably couldn't have done even that.

tsl

Ron, get a second person to help, a tape measure, a level and a square. Spend some quality time with your Litespeed and document your position on it.

I use Park Tool's method. The instructions are here and the chart to record the measurements is here.

Then transfer the measurements to the Specialized.

Tweak from there, then record the measurements again when it's dialed-in.

Myself, I don't have half the tools, nor any convenient helpers. I use the LBS and take both bikes at once. (Yes, even being car-free I can do this. I remove the wheels from one bike, then using my backpack's compression straps, I attach the frame and wheels to it, put it on and ride away.)

In the past I've explained, "I like the saddle to pedal position of this bike, and the saddle to bars position of this bike. I'd like to take the good parts of each and make both the same." That worked.

This past winter I bought all new components for Jeeves, which had been borrowing Blue's components, and returned Blue's components to it. I messed something up on each bike, but they were close. So I worked with just the one (Jeeves) and when I got it dialed in, I transferred the key measures to Blue myself. They're as close as I can make them. It have a tough time getting saddle fore/aft relative to the BB by myself with only two hands.

OldsCOOL

It's a sign of older age when you go to call one of your grandkids and not getting it right the first time you go down through the list until you hit the proper fitting name.

P51

"Neck Killer" and "Crotch Burner"

OldsCOOL

Do you find this inspiring??

miss kenton

TomD77

Why make fun of some guy hard at work trying to make a little doe?

bigbadwullf

Hell yeah it's inspiring. I'm thinking about backstrap on a grill!! Maybe a little tenderloin too

RonH

Thanks. I did this last February after reading an article about it in Road Bike Action mag. I've tweaked a little more after every couple of rides. All the dimensions/measurements on the two bikes are nearly identical on the charts. Doing more tweaking this afternoon.
Wish I could tweak the SRAM Apex shifters so they'd magically become Shimano 105 shifters.

tsl

I've found that getting the saddle height and setback right is crucial, since all other measurements are based on the saddle.

Bear in mind that these measurements are taken from the BB not from the floor. Bottom bracket heights and seat tube angles both rapidly throw off measurements made from the floor. All four of my bikes have different BB heights and seat-tube angles. But by measuring form the BB, I can get the saddles all in the same place relative to the pedals. (Although that works only when you use the same crank length.)

The only time you'd ever get accurate measurements from the floor is calculating saddle-to-bar drop. Since you're calculating the difference between the two, you can use any baseline you want.

stapfam

Have two bikes that are set up to feel the same in the saddle on bar length- fit etc- but they feel different. Ride different aswell but I have also found that they get used for different rides aswell. Boreas is the main ride but living in a hilly area and it is set up with a compact- It doesn't do long hiily rides. They are saved for the TCR. Both bikes ride well but fast descents and Boreas rides better. But the TCR goes uphills.

So two bikes- both set up for me and they each have their own characteristics. Luckily neither now gives a bad ride but I honestly thought I had made a mistake when I bought the TCR. Took some time but it eventually conformed.

And as to naming bikes- No- other than Boreas- TCR- Tandem-Kona- Bianchi and The others sitting at the back of the shed that only get called names untill I sort them out.

bjjoondo 

I guess I'm one of those weirdo's that names their bikes, the main bent (Sun EZ-Sport AX) is called "Caddy". I pulled into a store and guy pulled up on a old hybrid and said: Wow, now that's a Cadillac of a bicycle! The Sun EZ-1 SX is called "Mighty Mite" cause it looks so small with the 16/20 in. wheel combo. The Wife calls her, EZ-1, Sunny.

sarals 

My bikes have various names. What they are depends on my mood at the moment. ;-)

zoste

I've never named an inanimate object...

Blues Frog

I named my touring bike Mr. Brooks, after a highschool chemistry teacher I admired. The saddle maker reminded me. Blues frog

miss kenton

I commented (sorta) on this post earlier, but I have to comment again. Today was not a good day for me, but then I read this post and it just struck me as so funny that every time I thought of it afterward, I chuckled. I'm still chuckling. It helped. Thanks for a "good one." I hope your bikes don't actually live up to their names.

CraigB

Yes, Fisher and Trek. Oh wait - someone did that for me.

Seriously, I never name inanimate objects.

nkfrench 

Rusty Schwinn French (1977 Schwinn Super LeTour)
Rhubarb Pro Specialized French (2006 Specialized Ruby Pro) - "Rhubarb" is her RAGBRAI "gang name" that Rusty gave her.

Usually they are called "Rusty" and "Bike" unless they get into trouble and are being scolded.

xizangstan

I understand. Some simply refer to him as "the president".

bruce19

Yes. The MAZA. The LeMond. The Masi.