Name for your bike/s

Jabel

Do you name your bike/s anyone?
Bit weird that so I don't but Mrs J sometimes calls mine
'that fooking bike' which is as good a name as any I guess:D

Paddigol

Mine's Giuseppe. I tend to name a lot of things - not just bikes! My cycling shoes are Luigi and Mario for example.

I think I've said too much!

Brian?

My bikes name is Aomame.

She's a Fuji, therefore she needed a Japanese ladies name.

.ak

Beasty. I named my bike Beasty.


I ride Beasty into work everyday.

Alek

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce the Badger:


My other one is the Tank: (the one on the right)

Invincible

Nos na gaoithe....
Aspirational

Micilin Muc

I name mine after very old fashioned Irish female names:

Nábla
Gobnait
Fáinse

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I name everything. Bike wise I have Daisy (old Raleigh), Benny (80's Peugeot racer), Rosalind (80's Puch racer) and the main man Henri (70's Peugeot racer). The others are on the injured list. And have been for some time . My rental track bike is called Geoffrey. I tried out Shia and Beatrice in the rentals as well but we just didn't click. Geoffrey just felt right
I don't understand how you can not name a bike. I am a bit broken though

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Micilin Muc wrote: »

I name mine after very old fashioned Irish female names:

Nábla
Gobnait
Fáinse

Damn it I thought no one knew what my name in Irish was. It follows me around in it's guttural hideousness everywhere. What is Gobnait?

Micilin Muc

Gobnait was a beekeeping saint from Cork.

I don't know much about Nábla, but Fáinse was named so because I bought her when I moved to Connemara, it being a Connemara name and all. I have never met anyone named any of my three bike names! Also don't know the English of any of the names either!

t'bear

I call mine 'a piece of sh*t' as it won't go up hills very well. I wonder where I am going wrong :-)

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Micilin Muc wrote: »

Gobnait was a beekeeping saint from Cork.

I don't know much about Nábla, but Fáinse was named so because I bought her when I moved to Connemara, it being a Connemara name and all. I have never met anyone named any of my three bike names! Also don't know the English of any of the names either!

Oh I know all about Gobnait, (sadly) it is the Irish for my name (Deborah) I was wondering what kind of bike she is. There is no other way of phrasing that question without it sounding bad

The other names are lovely though!

Micilin Muc

Ah, Gobnait has a mountain bike frame with narrow wheels and slick tyres, formerly used for urban commuting, now used for casual jaunts to the shops and beach. She's a good ride, if that's what you're asking

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Micilin Muc wrote: »

Ah, Gobnait has a mountain bike frame with narrow wheels and slick tyres, formerly used for urban commuting, now used for casual jaunts to the shops and beach. She's a good ride, if that's what you're asking

Oh I know she is Inyourendo

Chips Lovell

14 posts in and nobody's said "your ma" yet.

Mugser

Maurizio. :cool:

daragh_

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^^^^ I still feel bad for the lamp. There's no hope for me!

PeddlyFreddly

I named my Scott Addict 'Charlene' and also have a Lapierre Audacio named Audrey.

Jmcmen

Old Blue is my daily ride, a 14 year old Claude Butler that I love. Its getting a bit like Triggers Brush at this stage though.
Blackie my good Racer. And Tanya the TT

531

gadetra wrote: »

Damn it I thought no one knew what my name in Irish was. It follows me around in it's guttural hideousness everywhere. What is Gobnait?

Is 'Gobnait' an Gaeilge ar 'Deborah'. Ni raibh fhios agam faoi sin. Go raibh maith agat, a Ghobnait!

Dermot Illogical

I only recently discovered that I've been riding Victoria for the last year.

Some people around here don't stop at anthropomorphising their own bikes.

rollingscone

I blame gadetra for the fact that I now think of my single speed MTB as Wolfgang Beaterson

Hani Kosti

Oh yeah.... my Planet X beauty is called "Mo Cailin Beag"
The commuter one is simply "B... tch"

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531 wrote: »

Is 'Gobnait' an Gaeilge ar 'Deborah'. Ni raibh fhios agam faoi sin. Go raibh maith agat, a Ghobait!

Tá sé. Bhí mo croí briste nuair a chuala me é sin ar 7 mbliana d'aois. Is ainm uafásach é Bhuel focail gránna ar aon nós. (E & OE. It's been about 12 years since I wrote in Irish :eek:)

Dermot Illogical wrote: »

I only recently discovered that I've been riding Victoria for the last year.

Some people around here don't stop at anthropomorphising their own bikes.

That you have. I can't believe you were riding her all that time without realising the true character of your dark-haired Milanese lady . What can I say, I am the bike whisperer :pac:

rollingscone

gadetra wrote: »

Tá sé. Bhí mo croí briste nuair a chuala me é sin ar 7 mbliana d'aois. Is ainm uafásach é (E & OE. It's been about 12 years since I wrote in Irish :eek:)



That you have. I can't believe you were riding her all that time without realising the true character of your dark-haired Milanese lady . What can I say, I am the bike whisperer :pac:

Or the bike pervert...

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rollingscone wrote: »

Or the bike pervert...

I only reveal their true characters. For the small fee of towing me around. Their innate (or not) sauciness has nothing to do with me

Jawgap

I have a big, heavy bike that sits in the shed.

I've absolutely no use for it and it does nothing except get in the way.......


........I named it after the ex-wife

OldBean

Big Red 1 and Big Red 2.

N+1 will be Big Red 3.

I have no idea why every bike I set my sights on is red.

531

gadetra wrote: »

Damn it I thought no one knew what my name in Irish was. It follows me around in it's guttural hideousness everywhere. What is Gobnait?

A little internet research tells me that Gobnait is the female version of Gobán which means little smith or young smith. So being a smith might help you look after your steel bikes, Gobnait is not all bad!

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531 wrote: »

A little internet research tells me that Gobnait is the female version of Gobán which means little smith or young smith. So being a smith might help you look after your steel bikes, Gobnait is not all bad!

I only wish it did…Benny, Rosalind and Daisy sit on the injured bench :eek: I do talk to them though. But only when they're there. I'm not completely mental… *whistles* :rolleyes:

Scrappy600

Don't have a name for the road bike or the enduro bike but my old dh bike I called voldermort as it once tried to kill me and left me with a nice big lightning bolt shaped scar on my stomach....

The tax man

I just leave the name calling to the bike manufacturer.

rollingscone

The tax man wrote: »

I just leave the name calling to the bike manufacturer.

Best way to avoid being sued by Specialized

lismore7

Mine is called "Ruby Cube" ....guess what make she is???

Beasty

Recently astride Selina my bike in Cornwall - she's a Scott
The Beauty was scrapped last year, but the Beast survived the crash in March in pretty decent nick (even if I didn't). I then have Belle for commuting and other training. The TT bike is called the Monster, and the track bike the Red Devil. Some have their names emblazoned on their headset caps, like these:

Day Lewin

Not any more: but my first one was called Lolie and I had her for about fifteen years, and I still miss her...*sob*

Bloggsie

Oscar Gateaux wrote: »

14 posts in and nobody's said "your ma" yet.

I would hope we are all a bit more civilised than having the stoop to that level.

Bloggsie

Mine is a Bentini Monza, I havent named it yet, any suggestions, (no, not your ma, please)

.ak

I actually don't have a name for my bike. But with all the Irish themed names I couldn't help think of Tír na nÓg. Because I cycle into the west to work every morning, and it feels like I'm going out to sea....

Dermot Illogical

.ak wrote: »

I actually don't have a name for my bike. But with all the Irish themed names I couldn't help think of Tír na nÓg. Because I cycle into the west to work every morning, and it feels like I'm going out to sea....

And you like Tayto?

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Bloggsie wrote: »

Mine is a Bentini Monza, I havent named it yet, any suggestions, (no, not your ma, please)

Throw up a pic and I will tell you her name

Bloggsie

gadetra wrote: »

Throw up a pic and I will tell you her name

i cant post images yet!

description: black with anpost green trim. I thought the "Green Hornet" but it didnt feel right! also, does it have to be a female name, if so I could go for Betty Swollocks!

Mec-a-nic

I didn't pick the name of my bike - the Ultimate Tight Ass, but there is a video to explain it http://vimeo.com/73428297

killalanerr

Old yellow is famous around these parts . Although it gets little use lately with the new edition but come winter it will take to the roads again

Traumadoc

Road and Mountain.

Redrocket

My bulls copperhead 3, "Bully"
my scott scale 610, "Scotty"

actually I named my cars too: Bert, Ernie, Larry, Vicki, Frank, and so on

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Bloggsie wrote: »

i cant post images yet!

description: black with anpost green trim. I thought the "Green Hornet" but it didnt feel right! also, does it have to be a female name, if so I could go for Betty Swollocks!

I think she is a Jeanne, Jeanne as in January not Jeanne as in genie. A flighty young thing I see her as, although it is hard to access her character without meeting her or see in a pic!

And no, she can not be Betty Swollocks! Poor Jeanne. She's all preppy and young and kind of blonde-y. I'll stop now! If she must be Betty she can be Betty Page