Personalise your bike - give it a gender and personal name

[Low Roller]

Shouldn’t ever be done.

It might be OK for steam locomotives and ships, but who wants to call their bike Mallard or QEII.

Pet names for bikes ( and motorhomes and cars) make me cringe. It’s on a par with fully grown adults talking in a baby voice to each other , or worse, to their pets.

However, if I was forced to give a bike a name it would probably be to one of my Dawes Galaxies : a long-suffering model that has been with me a long time. This grand old dame is a bit heavy and lardy but she has a wonderfully voluptuous seat and can still do the business. I think I would call her Doris and with the certain knowledge that she can still give me a very comfortable ride.

As for the recently acquired bit-on-the-side, an exotic little folder, I shall keep her name a secret in case Doris finds out.

 

[ScotiaLass]

My 29er MTB is called Priscilla.
Think Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Because she looks like a lady but underneath she's a dude!

 

[flyingfish]

My OH has penny the Pendleton

 

[KneesUp]

My OH has names for my bikes. They are Isthatbloodythinginthekitchenagain and Ohgoditstheotheronenow.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've never had names for my bikes, but I used to have an old Ford KA, a family member nick named it the little red pap pap and the name stuck.

 

[Spinney]

She's called Poppy because she's red.

 

[G3CWI]

Oh dear. Just had a meeting with Terry the Toaster and Cyril the Coffee Pot. All sorted now. Just need to turn on Delilah the Dishwasher.

 

[ianrauk]

There's something very strange about giving bikes names.

 

[cisamcgu]

We have 4 bikes, but only the Pashley tandem has a name - "Talula"

 

[ianrauk]

Why?

It's actually fairly common for people to give objects names.

No reason Reg, just think it's strange that's all.

 

[Spinney]

There's something very strange about giving bikes names.

There's something very strange when a person is blue...

 

[Retribution03]

My bike simple effective

 

[Markymark]

I have two bikes. I said I'm going for a ride - she asked on which one. I replied my road bike. Which one is that?

Sigh.

Maybe I should name them.

 

[Crackle]

I do sometimes call my bikes names.....

 

[Low Roller]

My 29er MTB is called Priscilla.
Think Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Because she looks like a lady but underneath she's a dude!

A 29er in drag ? With augmentations I suppose.