Bike Names

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Throw your unnamed bikes and we can name them.
Are you not feeling the love from your bike? Feel like it doesn't give you it's all?
Not named your bike?
This is why!


I imagine a very low take up on this thread

magicbastarder

i did volunteer to go first...



note: i have two geneses, both equilibriums. so a pun on the manufacturer (e.g. jenny) will cause confusion.
but by the same token i cannot just refer to 'the equilibrium' so a distinguishing name would be handy.

Big Bird

cletus

Ok, I'll throw mine up so...

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magicbastarder wrote: »

i did volunteer to go first...



note: i have two geneses, both equilibriums. so a pun on the manufacturer (e.g. jenny) will cause confusion.
but by the same token i cannot just refer to 'the equilibrium' so a distinguishing name would be handy.

This is Jelly! They're adorable, I see many more cooperative adventures in yer future!
Jelly is full of fruity punch but smooth and silky with it


Important bike naming note - bike have no gender but periodically identify as one or none as they feel

eeeee

cletus wrote: »

Ok, I'll throw mine up so...

Oh what a dote! Very smart. Blide (blid--eh) loves to explore and is always up for an adventure. They don't mind being covered in mud or long days (and nights) out on the road or path or muck and but they scrub up well for more formal tarmac based occasions. They have a utilitarian cool Scandi chic that belies their American roots.

I'm going with Declercq for the voodoo based on eeeee's description, that sounds like the mighty tractor himself.

cletus

So, with two names, do I pick, or is there a vote or something?

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cletus wrote: »

So, with two names, do I pick, or is there a vote or something?

It is up to you, as Bilde's owner, you know them best

*but you must tell us all

cletus

Well, having discovered that Blide is Danish for gentle, and with such a beautiful description be eeeee, I feel like Blide is a most fitting name, and my bike will wear it with pride.

On a different, but not altogether unrelated note, I have to say that, while I agree with bikes not having a gender (even on purely grammatical grounds), I feel that using the pronoun "they" is a little clunky, not least because it's normal usage is as a pronoun denoting more than one, either people or objects (being the plural pronoun for he, she and it). While "they" can be used to denote a person whose sex is not known - "one of the cyclists was here, but they are gone now", it does suggest that a sex could be known.

I feel that "it" as a pronoun, going forward, is a better all round fit when referring to our bicycles...just sayin'

CramCycle

I feel that a bikes sex is determined by its owner, the owner may not want one at all, which is fine. I have never liked anyone or anything being referred to as 'it', tis just not right.

cletus

CramCycle wrote: »

I feel that a bikes sex is determined by its owner, the owner may not want one at all, which is fine. I have never liked anyone or anything being referred to as 'it', tis just not right.

What pronoun do you use for your fridge :D

CramCycle

cletus wrote: »

What pronoun do you use for your fridge :D

Had to think about this as I have always referred to the fridge as, "The Fridge". As in "FFS, who left The Fridge open again", "FFS, close The Fridge door", "What is wrong with you, why can't you close The Fridge door". "Mother of God, I swear I'll go mental if you don't learn how to close The Fridge door", and so on.

I tend to refer to nearly all useful items with a female pronoun, but i presume this is a trained habit from my father who referred to everything that was useful as female, and everything that wasn't as 'it'. There was never a time he used a male pronoun unless referring specifically to a bull/bullock/bull calf or a male person.

cletus

CramCycle wrote: »

Had to think about this as I have always referred to the fridge as, "The Fridge". As in "FFS, who left The Fridge open again", "FFS, close The Fridge door", "What is wrong with you, why can't you close The Fridge door". "Mother of God, I swear I'll go mental if you don't learn how to close The Fridge door", and so on.

I tend to refer to nearly all useful items with a female pronoun, but i presume this is a trained habit from my father who referred to everything that was useful as female, and everything that wasn't as 'it'. There was never a time he used a male pronoun unless referring specifically to a bull/bullock/bull calf or a male person.

How would you answer the question "is your fridge cold enough?"

Seth Brundle

cletus wrote: »

How would you answer the question "is your fridge cold enough?"

"Yes"

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cletus wrote: »

Well, having discovered that Blide is Danish for gentle, and with such a beautiful description be eeeee, I feel like Blide is a most fitting name, and my bike will wear it with pride.

No way! I thought I made up that word! The bikes speak through me *mystical sounds*

cletus wrote: »

On a different, but not altogether unrelated note, I have to say that, while I agree with bikes not having a gender (even on purely grammatical grounds), I feel that using the pronoun "they" is a little clunky, not least because it's normal usage is as a pronoun denoting more than one, either people or objects (being the plural pronoun for he, she and it). While "they" can be used to denote a person whose sex is not known - "one of the cyclists was here, but they are gone now", it does suggest that a sex could be known.

I feel that "it" as a pronoun, going forward, is a better all round fit when referring to our bicycles...just sayin'

Nope, they're they!

iwillhtfu

My mongrel but most beloved at least for the minute , frame formerly owned by two bordsies and I believe one a former man of the Rás.



Sentimental value in this one it was a project with my daughter.

cletus

Seth Brundle wrote: »

"Yes"

There's nothing like taking a discussion to it's logical (illogical??) conclusion

Let's change the question to "Where is your fridge?"

And let's assume we're aiming for some form of grammatical accuracy, so that we're not answering with fragments, but instead with a complete sentence, containing a subject, and no redundancy (deliberately renaming the subject in a response to a query in order to avoid using a pronoun)

After this we might go back to naming bikes

whodafunk

iwillhtfu wrote: »

My mongrel but most beloved at least for the minute , frame formerly owned by two bordsies and I believe one a former man of the Rás.



Sentimental value in this one it was a project with my daughter.

Nice single speed. What crankset/chain are you running? Thanks

cletus

iwillhtfu wrote: »

My mongrel but most beloved at least for the minute , frame formerly owned by two bordsies and I believe one a former man of the Rás.



Sentimental value in this one it was a project with my daughter.

I've seen this bike on here a couple of times now and I love it.

Been trying to think of a good name for it, but I'm reticent to do soo untill eeeee gives us a back story

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iwillhtfu wrote: »

My mongrel but most beloved at least for the minute , frame formerly owned by two bordsies and I believe one a former man of the Rás.

What a clean machine! Their name is Rudy. They are a smart bike, they love a bit of scenery and a bit of atmosphere. a middle aged bike, they are settled and comfortable with who they are and as a result are a contented, largely problem free bike who only bother you when they're really wearing out. They enjoy reading the surface ahead, and naturally dodge all drama!

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Sentimental value in this one it was a project with my daughter.

This is Chousal (prounounced choux like the pastry + sal). On the outside they look quite delicate, with their old school narrow tubing and pared back minimalism, but this hides a steely toughness that belies their fragile looks. They're tough out, and will take anything on in a steely silence!

saccades

This made me laugh so much I thought I'd join in.



It's an Orange Segment.

iwillhtfu

whodafunk wrote: »

Nice single speed. What crankset/chain are you running? Thanks

I honestly couldn't tell you to be honest it was built up years ago but the crankset is nothing special something I grabbed from the spares box, similarly with the chain it's a cheap single speed specific but it was really good quality. I recall commenting at the time how I could put it on the motorbike.

magicbastarder

saccades wrote: »

It's an Orange Segment.

Terry.

saccades

magicbastarder wrote: »

Terry.

Perfect, many thanks!

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saccades wrote: »

This made me laugh so much I thought I'd join in.



It's an Orange Segment.

This is Pled. They're a smooth, tough no nonsense mud addict. They chomp at the bit for off road action, and in fact reject smooth surfaces completely, as it gives them no challenge, and it is all about the challenge for Pled. Where as others might be blindly reckless, Pled floats over the rough stuff, constantly changing and shifting over the rough terrain, like a chess playing body building ballet dancer. They're not all brawn, but don't waste any time on niceties. They're out for a proper challenge, and won't get out of the shed for anything less.





Also it's hard to beat Terri as a name for an Orange Segment in fairness. But Pled is not like the other Oranges!

saccades

5000 post party there eeeee!

Hmmm the green Genesis must be a Bruce surely as in Dr. Bruce Banner aka the incredible hulk!!!

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saccades wrote: »

5000 post party there eeeee!

Ha ha I never noticed! What a great post to do it with!

Deleted User wrote: »

Hmmm the green Genesis must be a Bruce surely as in Dr. Bruce Banner aka the incredible hulk!!!

They can Bruce! It's up to iwillhtfu to decide as they know their bike best

CramCycle

cletus wrote: »

Let's change the question to "Where is your fridge?"

'in the kitchen' :pac:
But seriously, I actually would have said either, it or she. Most likely it because I would have been annoyed at the question :eek: but she if there was agenuine reason for it. For example, the fridge was missing from the kitchen when you walked in and you asked in a shocked manner, "where is the fridge gone?". I would then answer, "Don't worry, shes out back, we had to move her while remodellng/cleaning/whatever". I love our fridge, she's new and has an inverter, which I learned alot about in out freezer area in work and was fascinated to see them in regular household fridges. I call her Brian, after the Life of Brian.

Deleted User wrote: »

Hmmm the green Genesis must be a Bruce surely as in Dr. Bruce Banner aka the incredible hulk!!!

My old race bike is called Bruce for this reason, it had bits of green through the design.

Gasco

cletus wrote: »

Ok, I'll throw mine up so...

I checked with a guy I know, called Gerald.

He said that this one is called Ray.