My Elite Razor I sometimes call Panther, because my high school was the Southeastern Panthers and the colors where blue and white, like my Razor.
My Specialized Hardrock mountain bike is called Dale, after Dale Earnhardt, because it was black and silver and a tough son of a bitch.
I used to have a Cannondale mountain bike was called Larry, because it broke my nose, like a kid at school named Larry.
My car is named Benny Hill, because Benny Hill was my first exposure to British culture and my MINI is my first British car and they moth make me grin.
…I hope nobody I know reads this…or else I will catch some serious hell!
when I was in college, my station wagon was named “sid”
My friends ford focus was “love removal machine”
I think we named cars because they were older, beatup and had, um, personality. Unfortunately the bikes don’t make it that long and since propulsion is dependant on the rider, not the vehicle, I’m less likely to pat it on the handlebars pleading it to make it up that last hill.
“the yellow one” tri-bike
“the red one” road bike
“the black one” track bike
“the unused one” mountain bike
to threadjack - I saw a jesus fish on a SUV today, only it said N’Chips on the inside
Not to be a nay-sayer (well, actually I am being a nay-sayer) but for a new bike, Chatter seems like an interesting name, because when I first read your post I the name Chatter made me think of an old clunker bike that is falling apart, making all sorts of clunks and clatters and chattering down the road.
But don’t let that stop you from naming your bike Chatter. Just my .02
And for the record, I’ve named my bike “The Blue Rocket”
I actually have to give my wonderful wife credit for naming my QR Lucero “Lucky Lucy.” We were dropping my bike off at transition last year at IMFL and she started referring to my bike as “Lucky Lucy.” The name stuck ever since.
I was in Bar Harbor, it was ~48*. Not too bad! Maine has had some nice warm weather as of late, but we’re supposed to get an arctic blast later on in the week.
“La Niña de HoseClamp” also known as “Pinky the Clown Bike.”
$15 in parts, 1 & 1/2 hours of labor. A real kick to ride, just don’t lean back. It’s not fast - I raced the kid across the street on it; he ran, I pedaled my ass off to beat him to the corner.
The seat’s not too high, but I think the handlebars may be.
haha ya!
i know a guy whose bike was called julie…his wife thought it was funny that he would say he was taking julie out for a ride…you can imagine all the permutations…we used to kid her that we saw him all over town riding julie
My Softride is known internationally as “The Great Panuzzi”, my Marin MTB is Golden (named while riding the Pac Coast in a Oregon downpour, “we are stardust, we are golden” only thing that got us through.) And last and hopefully not for a long time, least, my Specialized fixie is Onezy. Not naming your bike is like not naming your dog. Nicknames are earned.
My Giant XTC Composite is named Mistress, cause she likes it long, hard and the rougher the better. My new Cannondale Synapse does not have a name yet other than Mistress II. Soon, something will pop and stick for the C’dale.
The girlfriend’s old bike was princess, no real reason. New to her Jake the Snake is nameless at this time.
My Elite Razor I sometimes call Panther, because my high school was the Southeastern Panthers and the colors where blue and white, like my Razor.
My Specialized Hardrock mountain bike is called Dale, after Dale Earnhardt, because it was black and silver and a tough son of a bitch.
I used to have a Cannondale mountain bike was called Larry, because it broke my nose, like a kid at school named Larry.
My car is named Benny Hill, because Benny Hill was my first exposure to British culture and my MINI is my first British car and they moth make me grin.
…I hope nobody I know reads this…or else I will catch some serious hell!
Current bike, an Elite Joule Pro, has been given the name “Miss Fuerst” after a girl I knew who had stunning looks and could be devestatingly ruthless at times.
