Is it only the women

[ufkacbln]

Trusty, you want to get one who is less 'inanimate'. I still have some numbers from Bristol girls who can get very 'animated' if you want to give it a go

That should certainly animate his GF as well.........

 

[ttcycle]

Maybe not "Names" but every single one of our 20 bikes has a descriptive term

Ah hah! You're the one with 20 bikes!!

 

[Keith Oates]

I mostly call them by the Make or model names!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Headgardener]

Hmm! Some interesting responses. I only asked as I was wondering wether it was the done thing for a bloke to give his bike a pet name.

 

[TVC]

Orabella Orbea and Becky Ribble for me.

 

[Tollers]

Firstly, I'm a bloke.

The bikes have names, but i've never named any of my cars:

Tiziana (The Ribble)
Annalisa (The Scott)
Millionaire Bruce Wayne (Cannondale)
Alex (Orange)

 

[Baggy]

Chuffy names his (as do I). It helps to tell them apart, and they do all have different characteristics...

He has:
The Cardinal, TC
Luther
Oscar (the friendly Giant)
Prince Vultan

 

[MacPee]

I called my first hybrid Diana - well it was a Dawes...

 

[Jane Smart]

I've never understood folk who name their cars (or their bikes) or why they call them shes or hes. They are all inanimate objects surely?

Both my cars and all my bikes have names

 

[potsy]

I have the 'Tesco' bike kindly named by a mate of mine cos it has a rack and side paniers.And my 'dry' bike Spesh Secteur.

 

[Titan yer tummy]

Bike names

My old bike. My other old bike.

Simples!

 

[Bandini]

I don't have a name for my bike, although I do find myself humming/singing in my head, that hideous Bon Jovi sung about a 'steel horse I ride' (even though my bike is aluminium!) and Silver Machine by Hawkwind. I also sing High Gear by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion when the wind is in my hair! It is actually about driving a truck full of dubious cargo and...well, here it is:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgILEC0_scY

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Celeste is my Bianchi..fast racy slutty type bike

Shinto is my Galaxy tourer...solid, stubborn, mule of a bike I can rely on ..load carrier

I now have a peugot premier as well...not sure what to call it yet..

my peugot MTB is called...my Mountain bike

 

[arallsopp]

Fatboy (MTB) and SkinnyBint (carbon flatbar road) now deceased, with Panzerfiets (or BOB (aka Big Orange Beastie) taking commuter detail.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I also sing High Gear by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion when the wind is in my hair! It is actually about driving a truck full of dubious cargo and...well, here it is:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgILEC0_scY

A jolly super song by a jolly super band. I saw them at Koko's in Camden Town a few years back and they were brilliant. And that's a great link.

Er, I don't name my bikes, or my cars. Or my fridge, cooker, bed or any of my other posessions. Even the cat is usually known as "The Cat".