Do you name your bike(s)?
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This morning, reading about Mourinho's sacking I've realized, much to my dissapointment, that Jose would be a suitable name for my bike, so I wondered how many of you name your bikes? Also, is it a he or a she for you?
I used to call my Sempre Priscilla.
I used to call my Sempre Priscilla.
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I'd never give a bike a person's name, since it already has a brand and model name. However, if the brand of the bike is a frame builder's name for instance...
"Honey, I'll be back for tea, I'm off to ride Jack Taylor"
"Honey, I'll be back for tea, I'm off to ride Jack Taylor"
Only my Surly LHT tourer has a name. I call it "the slug", both because of its colour (olive green) and because of the lower average speed when riding it. I spent the month of September touring in central Europe, and when I look at the average speed reported by month on Garmin Connect, it's more than 5kph slower for September than for any other month of the year.
I have names for most of my bikes, but they're mostly named on their looks.
Madone 9 - Oxcart (in homage to the A-12)
Madone 5 - The Hulk (it's big and green)
Madone 4 - Mr. 305/Mr. Worldwide (it lives in Miami, thus the Pitbull reference)
Crockett - Tubbs (it's bright colors are reminiscent of Miami Vice)
I don't have a name for my Cobia, however.
Madone 9 - Oxcart (in homage to the A-12)
Madone 5 - The Hulk (it's big and green)
Madone 4 - Mr. 305/Mr. Worldwide (it lives in Miami, thus the Pitbull reference)
Crockett - Tubbs (it's bright colors are reminiscent of Miami Vice)
I don't have a name for my Cobia, however.
Madone 9 - https://bit.ly/2Nqedbn
Emonda SLR - https://bit.ly/2UK5FP8
Crockett - https://bit.ly/2Xem4sk
Emonda SLR - https://bit.ly/2UK5FP8
Crockett - https://bit.ly/2Xem4sk
same..
trainer queen = obvious
groad - obvious
hot tub - it's a BMC time machine
2024 BMC TeamMachine R
2018 BMC TImeMachine Road
2002 Moots Compact-SL
2019 Parlee Z0XD - "classified"
2023 Pivot E-Vault
2018 BMC TImeMachine Road
2002 Moots Compact-SL
2019 Parlee Z0XD - "classified"
2023 Pivot E-Vault
I don’t, but I have 2 sons and they name anything that moves or can be ridden. So, they made me name them. See my signature for names.
The Herd
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