Names for bikes

NGale

Ok so most people name their cars (Mine is call James, dresses in black and is slightly battered and brused from the battles he has fought) but what about names for bikes.

So far we have Jeff. My new matt black Trek is called M (another Bond thing I know) and the road bike that I borrow when I go cycling with my RN friends is called The Commander (the guy who owns it is an RN commander so makes sense)

silly thread I know, but fun... :roll:

itboffin

NGale wrote:

Ok so most people name their cars (Mine is call James, dresses in black and is slightly battered and brused from the battles he has fought) but what about names for bikes.

So far we have Jeff. My new matt black Trek is called M (another Bond thing I know) and the road bike that I borrow when I go cycling with my RN friends is called The Commander (the guy who owns it is an RN commander so makes sense)

silly thread I know, but fun... :roll:

You soooo have a thing for your RN friend

:roll:

NGale

itboffin wrote:

NGale wrote:

Ok so most people name their cars (Mine is call James, dresses in black and is slightly battered and brused from the battles he has fought) but what about names for bikes.

So far we have Jeff. My new matt black Trek is called M (another Bond thing I know) and the road bike that I borrow when I go cycling with my RN friends is called The Commander (the guy who owns it is an RN commander so makes sense)

silly thread I know, but fun... :roll:

You soooo have a thing for your RN friend

:roll:

we get on very well yes...and he looks good in lycra :roll: :P

itboffin

NGale wrote:

itboffin wrote:

NGale wrote:

Ok so most people name their cars (Mine is call James, dresses in black and is slightly battered and brused from the battles he has fought) but what about names for bikes.

So far we have Jeff. My new matt black Trek is called M (another Bond thing I know) and the road bike that I borrow when I go cycling with my RN friends is called The Commander (the guy who owns it is an RN commander so makes sense)

silly thread I know, but fun... :roll:

You soooo have a thing for your RN friend

:roll:

we get on very well yes...and he looks good in lycra :roll: :P

So you said

roger_merriman

Old Red because it's old and red!

Big Green as well it's big and green,

old silver may notice a slight trend here... though i since given the old warhorse to my little sister for riding around with her husband and kid.

i haven't named this one, so just gets called the MTB or some thing else clever like that.

NGale

roger merriman wrote:

Old Red because it's old and red!

Big Green as well it's big and green,

old silver may notice a slight trend here... though i since given the old warhorse to my little sister for riding around with her husband and kid.

i haven't named this one, so just gets called the MTB or some thing else clever like that.

The MTB...I would suggest Rocky

greg66_tri_v2.0

Something I was sure would be easy to remember ... 1 and 2 fitted the bill.

Just. :oops:

Furbes

The Kona is called Charlotte , as in Charlotte the harlot by Iron Maiden
The Bighit is un-named (open to suggestions!) , I can't decide on a name for it/her :roll:


@ Ngale ; Wasn't a certain MI-6 agent also a commander in the RN :?: :?: :?:

linsen

honestly, what sort of people name their bikes?
:roll:

Christophe3967

linsen wrote:

honestly, what sort of people name their bikes?
:roll:

Frankly, I'm gladys you raised that subject.

Now, where's my coat?

System_1

I never named my bikes. It's a bit sad really. None of my other bikes have names but for some reason I felt compelled to name my Kinesis. And I figured if I was going to be such a geek, I'd do it properly ie. a first and a last name.



She's called Lisa Aviette. Lisa because, well, she's blonde and just looked and felt like a Lisa, and Aviette meaning "heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator."

hisoka

My old bike (giant expression, first bike in adult years) she was called La Moo.
New one (custom built tourer) is called Charlie, after a cheetah. But I think he might get a surname after Spain, 3 weeks constant in the saddle with help me to tell more about a full name.

cyclepooch

My newest bike which unfortunately was stolen yesterday was called Bikey, (yes I know original)! :P

My oldest bike is called Old Gill because it just reminds me of the Simpsons Character -(Ahhh damn, I was only two miles from home and now I got a puncture, my owner is going to get rid of me for sure) (in the style of old Gill).

tardington

I tried calling mine the Tardinator, but it didn't really stick.

Steve is a good name for a bike, though.

linsen

Christophe3967 wrote:

linsen wrote:

honestly, what sort of people name their bikes?
:roll:

Frankly, I'm gladys you raised that subject.

Now, where's my coat?

Jay dubbleU

I was going to call the Giant 'Night Hawk' because its black and it doesn't show up on radar but Mrs JW decided it was going to be called 'Chicken Run' 8) 8)

boy on bike

I've never got round to naming by bikes, but I'm trying very hard not to think of my new Gary Fisher mtb as "Gary"...

bendembroski

My old trusty rusty Ridgeback Cyclone: Captain Sludgebucket, or "The Captain" for short.

My Swift Folder: "Jolene" as the Mrs. is rather jealous of her.

NGale

Furbes wrote:

The Kona is called Charlotte , as in Charlotte the harlot by Iron Maiden
The Bighit is un-named (open to suggestions!) , I can't decide on a name for it/her :roll:


@ Ngale ; Wasn't a certain MI-6 agent also a commander in the RN :?: :?: :?:

he was, but this one engineer by trade and was only promoted in the past couple months and is too young...

lost_in_thought

I don't I'm afraid, how dull... they're 'the tifosi' or 'the maxima' or 'the bowery'.

Jash had a big influence in my naming my first fixie 'gollum' though...

whyamihere

Best bike is called the Crack 'n' Fail. Old MTBer thing from when some Cannondale frames kept breaking. So, as it's an old Cannondale frame...

Second roadie is generally called something derogatory. Crapheap or something. Compared to the Crack 'n' Fail, it's crap.

MTB is called the muddy slut, because she loves getting dirty and being ridden hard and fast.

I love my bikes me.

il_principe

The Pinarello is known simply as "Il Principe"

The others are nameless.

carlosnashos

My Stumpjumper HT is called....Stumpy Nash (my surname).

My girlfriends Myka is called Lady Myka or The Lady.

More bizarrely our Guitar Hero names are also called the same! and our band is The Squatting Peacocks....i'm honestly not a geek!!

Agent57

Mine are called "my road bike" and "my mountain bike".

Dohboy78

I assume that the Jeff you have on the first post is my Jeff...
I also have "White Lightning" My DMR Exalt in white.

You have to name your bike.... its the law.

jonginge

Erm. For me, naming is mostly based on the manufacturer: 'the scott', 'the planet-x', 'the pearson' etc. The only deviation is my 'red and white hack'. It used to be 'the good bike' when my hack was also a peugoet. Unfortunately, its star has faded in the light reflected from carbon weave...

Rich158

Embarassingly my love of LoTR dictated my naming policy :oops: :oops:

The commuter is Frodo - an utterly dependable, unglamorous friend that will never let you down

The Mad one is Legolas - Light on it's feet, lively as hell, and tougher than it's appearance would suggest.

I've never revealed this information before, but now it's in the public domain I can embrace my inner geek

jonginge

Rich158 wrote:

Embarassingly my love of LoTR dictated my naming policy :oops: :oops:

The commuter is Frodo - an utterly dependable, unglamorous friend that will never let you down

The Mad one is Legolas - Light on it's feet, lively as hell, and tougher than it's appearance would suggest.

I've never revealed this information before, but now it's in the public domain I can embrace my inner geek

Lit has a gollum, so, just out of interest, what would warrant a Gimli? Or a Boromir?

greg66_tri_v2.0

JonGinge wrote:

so, just out of interest, what would warrant a Gimli?

Any form of BMX bike.

Small and ugly.

Rich158

JonGinge wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

Embarassingly my love of LoTR dictated my naming policy :oops: :oops:

The commuter is Frodo - an utterly dependable, unglamorous friend that will never let you down

The Mad one is Legolas - Light on it's feet, lively as hell, and tougher than it's appearance would suggest.

I've never revealed this information before, but now it's in the public domain I can embrace my inner geek

Lit has a gollum, so, just out of interest, what would warrant a Gimli? Or a Boromir?

Good point, you've just prompted me to name the MTB, which has to be Gimli - it has the power to smash through anything and eats rock gardens for breakfast

Oh god, how sad have I become :oops:

mcmullej

My Roubaix Comp is called 'Ruby'.

The battered, rattly old single speed MTB homebuild frankenbike thing is called 'Stephen Roach'.