Daft names for bikes

rodgers73
rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
edited March 2012 in The bottom bracket
I wonder where they come up with some of these -

Agree
Dark Plasma
Calver

Any others??

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  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    Anything made by Cove...

    Handjob
    Stiffee
    Foreplay
    G-Spot
    Hooker etc
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    I'd love a Pinarello, but FPDue is hardly an inspiring name. Is this code for something?

    I'm sure car manufacturers don't make these mistakes (although the Kia Cee'd sounds pretty stupid).
  • MaxwellBygraves
    MaxwellBygraves Posts: 1,353
    Not exactly bikes but some Assos stuff is pretty high in the daft stakes.
    "That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I'm going to clown college! " - Homer
  • rodgers73
    rodgers73 Posts: 2,626
    Wirral_Paul wrote:
    Anything made by Cove...

    Handjob
    Stiffee
    Foreplay
    G-Spot
    Hooker etc

    Christ, I thought this was a joke until I checked their site...
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Wirral_Paul wrote:
    Anything made by Cove...

    Handjob
    Stiffee
    Foreplay
    G-Spot
    Hooker etc

    Along similar lines, may I introduce D.O.N.K.I.S.N.O.B, from Dave Yates.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Cube Attempt - I tried but failed :oops:
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • m00nd0g
    m00nd0g Posts: 176
    Onone Pompino = Blowjob in Itallian im told
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    you have to wonder how those in other countries interpret some of the bike names..the Specialized 'go' doesn't sound as exotic as the Specialized 'Allez'

    i'm not a fan of the Planet-x / OnOne bike names though:

    Pro carbon?
    dirty disco?
    uncle john?
  • martinwitnam
    martinwitnam Posts: 439
    I seem to remember an MTB frame called Dogs Bolox!
    Can we fix it?
    Yes we can!
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    martinwitnam wrote:
    I seem to remember an MTB frame called Dogs Bolox!

    It was the DOGS BOLX made by Chas Roberts.

    rdb_side1_medium_934_800.jpg

    Think the DOGS stood for something like Dirt Oriented Geometry System. Not sure about the BOLX!
  • martinwitnam
    martinwitnam Posts: 439
    Thanks Greasedscotsman!
    Can we fix it?
    Yes we can!
  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    Wirral_Paul wrote:
    Anything made by Cove...

    Handjob
    Stiffee
    Foreplay
    G-Spot
    Hooker etc
    BSA used to make a bike called the Beaver ... it was a girls bike.
    A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject - Churchill
  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    Surly - Long Haul Trucker - Touring bike
    Surly - Pugsley - apparently as in Pig ugly - which it kind of is, but doesn't stop me wanting one!
    @surroundedbh
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,974
    rodgers73 wrote:

    I'm sure car manufacturers don't make these mistakes (although the Kia Cee'd sounds pretty stupid).
    Oh yes they do.

    The tale goes that the Vauxhall Nova didn't sell well in Spain. Nova translates in Spanish to "Won't Go". But I have found references to this in "debunk" sites.


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Truck company Fodem changed their name in Portugal as in Portuguese it meams 'they are F*cked' :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • Blacktemplar
    Blacktemplar Posts: 713
    rodgers73 wrote:
    I'd love a Pinarello, but FPDue is hardly an inspiring name. Is this code for something?

    FP2

    (as in FP Uno, FP Due FP Quattro)

    My son has a BMX called a Vile Perv...
    "Get a bicycle. You won't regret it if you live"
    Mark Twain

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