Personalise your bike - give it a gender and personal name
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Joshua Plumtree
Approaching perfection from a distance.
On one occasion, at the age of 16, I dismounted half way up a hill and gave my 'misbehaving' bike a kick ( back wheel was rubbing on the frame).
My friend, the local Vicar's son, looked at me and said: " You shouldn't lose your temper with inanimate objects! "
I picked up the bike and threw it over the hedge.
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
My bike doesn't have a name but hubby's Cube hybrid is known as "BIG Helga"
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
My Dawes Shadow I refer to as "the Dreadnought" rather than the Shadow, because it conjures up images of hugely thick steel, and unstoppable momentum. Whereas Shadow suggests something weightless that flits effortlessly, and doesn't suit the bike at all. And Dawes Dreadnought alliterates well.
mythste
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
I was having this conversation with my SO last night. My Charge Plug is Charlotte Paige and the Focus Mares is Fanny May.
Legitimately refer to them as above all the time. I think I might have an issue.
Legitimately refer to them as above all the time. I think I might have an issue.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
I get told my SWMBO "You have so many bikes I've lost track"
And no, they don't have names. But they do have personalities; the Raleigh Team I'm using today definitely wants treating like a lady - no forcing levers with this one. You've got to be gentle.
And no, they don't have names. But they do have personalities; the Raleigh Team I'm using today definitely wants treating like a lady - no forcing levers with this one. You've got to be gentle.
Oldbloke
Guru
- Location
- Mayenne, France
My MTB is a KTM , couldn't be named anything but Katie M.
Reminded me of a joke years ago about a car given the exotic colour called Saluki Bronze, but known to it's owner as The Flying 5hite.
Reminded me of a joke years ago about a car given the exotic colour called Saluki Bronze, but known to it's owner as The Flying 5hite.
jayonabike
Powered by caffeine & whisky
- Location
- Hertfordshire
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
Poppy - because she's red.
My OH does not name his bikes, but has become resigned to calling one of them Jake - but only because it is a Kona Jake and the name is painted on the frame!
My OH does not name his bikes, but has become resigned to calling one of them Jake - but only because it is a Kona Jake and the name is painted on the frame!
Eribiste
Careful with that axle Eugene
- Location
- Eckington, Worcestershire
Here's Percy the Pashley, gone to a new owner now, but fondly remembered.
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I now call my bike "The Mean Machine".
Hoping for a new bike next year, will be named "The Time Machine" as will have waited a long time for it
Hoping for a new bike next year, will be named "The Time Machine" as will have waited a long time for it
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
The roadie is called Neptune and the CX is called Eric.
The car is called Obi. He was already called that when we bought him so we kept the name.
The car is called Obi. He was already called that when we bought him so we kept the name.
Dragonwight
Guest
The only bikes Ive known with names have been local ones
