I gave mine a new GREEN paint job and made a sticker for it "CARBON CREDIT" its seems to spark up some very interesting conversations, somtimes not even in my favour ;-)

I've got enough names to remember with traveling with four of us. To add three more names into the mix would be nuts!

My trek is named "my trek". My recumbent is named "my recumbent."

Bicycle (Cannondale Adventure 400): "Broom"
Motorcycle (BMW K75RT): "Kaype" or "Artie"

Sir Walter. https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/SirWalter

Hey Gus - where's the Monkey Mobile these days?

You don't name a bike. When the bike learns to trust you, it will tell you its name. That's when you really begin the relationship.

But what's with those people who name their kids? How weird is that?

Should I rename my baby Pffrrrrrprprpr then?

That would lead to an interesting life.

No I don't name my bike because it's just a f'n bike that will be replaced by the next f'n bike when this one wears out. While I do have time on my hands, I don't have THAT much time on my hands. "I" take my bike on tours, my bike doesn't take me. It's not mythical, magical or even all that technical. It's made by a guy in Taiwan who just made a thousand just like it for his $2 dollars per hour and halfway to his next thousand for the day. It is sold by a shop that once my bike leaves the door they're thinking NEXT! So you see it's just a piece of commerce that means nothing except what "I" can acheive with it and then it's my achievement and not the bikes. It's a tool people c'mon.

If it's not asking, "What's yours?' at happy hour, it doesn't get a name. My boat wouldn't get a name, except my marina requires it.

lover

I have two touring bikes. I call one "my old bicycle," and the other "my new bicycle." Sometimes, I use their nicknames: "my old bike" and "my new bike."

The bike in my avatar I generally refer to as "the orange bike". But the other day it basically named itself: I wasn't paying attention/was rushing while folding it, and sliced open my finger on what I believe was a chainwheel tooth. So now it's going to be called "Slice".

"The Purple Bike"
"The Red Bike"
"The Other Bike" (work in progress)

I like . And since Rivendell names half their bikes on LOTR characters anyways, it wouldn't be anything too weird. Maybe my Paramount could be Gandalf's horse Shadowfax, a mountain bike could be Fatty Lumpkin (Bombadil's mount), and a BMX could be Bill the Pony or something.

Most of you disappoint me. My bike's "Rusty", because my bike's rusty.

To the guy who says he doesn't have time to think of a bike name: You do bike touring. That's maybe 8 hours/day where your mind wanders.

James

I only have one bike so far. It's a Schwinn hybrid. I fashion it a female, like a good boat or plane, so I call her Winnie.

Once I save up for my LHT, I think I might name it Bubba. Seems like a good name for a long haul trucker.

I've named by road bike, "the other woman." When I get upset with the wife, I just go ride....

Hey, I've heard worse names.

No.
I don't name my cars, trucks and motorcycles either. Or any of my tools.
I did name the dog though, and my kids..........

Yes. My curb found Univega is called "Funky Blue Phoenix." My recently purchased steel 1987 Trek is called "Tangerine Dream."

My cherry red LHT is named porter - same colour as my favourite type of beer and it does carry my bags for me while on tour. My new black Thorn is called Negro Modelo - following the same beer theme.

the tank (trek SU100) is my city (SF) bike
the goat (trek 2.3) is my "mountain" bike for marin hills, santa cruz mountains, diablo range, etc.

(oh yea, and the tank would'nt be the tank without the huge orange milk crate on the back.. it's a life-changer)

my homies bikes are
the patriot (an old red white and blue trek rd bike with a milk crate)
and the rider (short for night rider, an all black madone 5.9 that was obtained for free from trek after an old aluminum lemond got a crack in the frame)

"don't *&$& with the tank and the patriot"
-ghandi

I named my Trek 520 Winnebiko. What else are you gonna call a two wheeled RV?