I've named 2 of mine. The first was 'Mike', a name made by combining the words 'My' and 'bike'. I thought that was pretty clever. The second was 'Knuckles', after the character from Sonic the Hedgehog 3. I chose that name for several reasons, 2 being that the bike was bright red with white tape and an aggressive forward riding position.
I'm trying to come up with a name for my newest bike at the moment.
If you've named any of your bikes, or if you know anyone who has done this, please share. Alternately, you can mock me for naming mine.
edit: I came up with a name for my newest bike. Get ready for this shit because this is pure fucking genius: Black + bike = Blake. I never thought I would once again reach the heights of "My + bike = Mike", but it looks like I'm on a roll.
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[–] Alias_Unknown 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I named my old bike.
It was the cat as it seemed to have had 13 lives.
Sadly after being stolen several times, hit by a car, thrown in a lake and a pond.
It was finally stolen for the last time.
[–] DelusionalHominids [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
;(
I hate bike thieves. I really, really, really do. Aside from ignorant, rude, and dangerous drivers, they're the worst thing a cyclist has to deal with (unless you live where theft isn't an issue). I'd love it if all I had to worry about is a flat tire. It always seems to be the rear one that gets punctured.
[–] Alias_Unknown ago
Yeah, it was a fucked up situation. I had moved out of that house and had planned to go back over and ride my bike home. A few days after I moved I came down with the shingles and was unable to retrieve my bike (and a lot of other stuff) and during that time the scumfuck who replaced me as a room mate either sold it or got it stolen.
When I found out I was out for blood.
Now I love in one of the most intense bike theft counties in the nation. So I think a nice $150 Craig's List bike is in order.
[–] PrincessVB 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I do, I generally go with puns.
I got three ten speeds- a brown one, red one, and blue one.
The black and red ones I got repaired first, they were respectively the '(bi)Cycles of Violence (red) and Hate (brown).'
Then I got Serenity (Blue) fixed after I seriously crashed on the red one (Violence).
[–] 8675309 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I've named all of my bikes, because each has a distinct personality.
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[–] DelusionalHominids [S] ago
You say that
but also that
The way you try to explain this doesn't make sense to me. If you're intimately familiar with the bike, why wouldn't you give it a name? It sounds like a great reason to me. I work on my bikes too. And since I ride them so often, naming them makes sense. The bikes are so much a part of my life that I get to know them intimately, and it's almost like another being with its own personality and quirks.