I call my Kona, "Kona". Actually, mine has so many names (Hei Hei, King Kahuna) plastered all over it, I'm thinking about removing some of them. But, no, I haven't named any of my bikes other than what they are labeled.
Seriously though, I name my bass guitars and all my boats have had names....but really never a bike. It is always "My Schwinn LeTour", "My Rainier" or whatever the model is called. Well, except for my current Rincon. That one frequently is called "The ill - tempered, Zebra striped bike"....
My front wheel is James Westfall and rear wheel is Dr. Kenneth Noisewater. If you righteous trails play your cards right, you might just get to meet the whole gang.
My front wheel is James Westfall and rear wheel is Dr. Kenneth Noisewater. If you righteous trails play your cards right, you might just get to meet the whole gang.
I was raised to not name your horse. You never know when times could get tough, and you'd have to eat it. This is why I name my bikes. No matter how you cook them, you still can't eat them.
2005 Giant Yukon - "Jack"
2009 Ibex Ignition Super - "Bianca" (recently sold to make way for the Trance X)
2010 Misfit Dissent - "Missy" (yeah, not too original on that one)
2012 Giant Trance X 29er - "Merlin" (because he's magic)
Well I work at a vinyl company, and a friend suggested we put our nicknames on our bikes. I thought it was a dumb idea, but after the first couple people saw the decals I made, we now have about 15 guys that have em...just about every ride we meet someone new, I end up making another set. A few are:
Frog Legs
Lugi
Eddie Cruz
Honey Badger
Agro Kris
Stache Gordon
Dirty Bashtard
Zippy
My wife names all our vehicles.
Cars are "BB 'cape" (Ford Escape) and "BB Soul" ( a KIA).
All our cars are named BB for some reason, and they get monogrammed when they are pinstriped.
Her bike is Reggie (it's red).
My bike is Zenny (?)
Works for me!
Trixie (Fuel 9.9), Trina (Superfly Carbon Comp), and Tammy (Madone 5.2). When I posted a pic of my (then new) Fuel a friend of mine asked me what "her name was" and so it began. They all start with T because they are Treks. They are collectively referred to as the Black Fleet because...nevermind...you can figure it out.
• On-One Inbred 29er (with a Lefty fork): Inbred Lefty
• 9:zero:7 fatbike: The Fatfuck
• Leader LD-510H: The Cheapster (the frame was $65, LOL!)
• Surly Big Dummy cargobike: The Land Yacht
• Santa Cruz Superlight (used to be owned/raced by Menso): The Mensocycle
• 2009 11th Anniversary Edition Surly 1x1: The One
My rig has a custom headset top cap that has my user name on it.
But I commonly refer to my bike as "my other, other woman". My first "other woman" is my truck.
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