• Anyone else name their bikes?

Posted: **Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:16 pm**

I know many may think this a little eccentric/odd, but I've always given my bikes names, and was wondering if anyone else does? Sometimes it reflects how they ride/respond, sometimes it's down to how they look. For example, my old racer was called Doris, I had a felt single speed that my son called the ninja, and my Vagabond makes me smile in woodlands, so is called houby, the Czech word for mushroom. Probably because some of my fondest memories are picking fungi with my Grandmother (Babička) whilst visiting her on holiday in the Czech Republic.

Am I alone, do I need help, or does anyone else share this peculiarity?

Posted: **Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:32 pm**

Can’t say I do. My sister names all her cars. Our cat is just The Cat. Never really named anything. My son is The Boy

he’s 24, 6’2”, and about 28 stone. Still The Boy.

Posted: **Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:42 pm**

Beyond the function they perform , the SS, the FS, the hardtail etc, , no .

Posted: **Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:13 pm**

Someone once commented that my sand coloured surly with its faded brown bags looked like something issued to the 8th Army. I'd had thoughts along the same lines and as my grandfather served with them through WW2 I call it Monty. On reflection perhaps I should have called it Bill after my grandfather. Is it bad luck to change the name like it is with boats?

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:19 am**

woodsmith wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:13 pm Someone once commented that my sand coloured surly with its faded brown bags looked like something issued to the 8th Army. I'd had thoughts along the same lines and as my grandfather served with them through WW2 I call it Monty. On reflection perhaps I should have called it Bill after my grandfather. Is it bad luck to change the name like it is with boats?

Thinking about it I did have a Pink Scandal, it was pretty much universally known in the club as the VGP, the Very Gay Pink

Otherwise it's just what they are, The Jones, The Roo (ster), the brown one.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:28 am**

No, not really. Never named a pushbike and only recently begun to adorn motorbikes - but even that is simply so people with little knowledge of such things, know which I'm boring them about.

Ooh, it just struck me that while I don't name bows (beyond the big one, the osage one or the really twisted one) most people I've made them for do appear to give them names - seems to be mainly based on their looks (bow not people) rather than their shooting character.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:09 am**

I've got the commuter, the full sus and the Arkose so no.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:06 am**

Feels odd to join the litany of negative responses but no, not beyond the purely descriptive labels others have mentioned (FS, HT, Ti one, old one, crap one etc).

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:17 am**

My first 'proper' mtb in 2004, yes. I spent a tax rebate on it while at Uni, so spent a fair bit of money on it. It was called faustus. Hence the username

Pretentiousness of that name aside, i'm not against naming. My other half has an old pink on one 456 and a charge grater, and they are called pinks and goose, which I quite like and are better than '456...etc.'

Mine are currently just the names of the bikes, so Unit, Camino, or town bike. But I think as affection and memories grow with a bike, sometimes so does a name, so who knows?

woodsmith wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:13 pm Someone once commented that my sand coloured surly with its faded brown bags looked like something issued to the 8th Army. I'd had thoughts along the same lines and as my grandfather served with them through WW2 I call it Monty. On reflection perhaps I should have called it Bill after my grandfather. Is it bad luck to change the name like it is with boats?

Good name and good association/meaning. Sounds a really cool bike too, post a pic!

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:03 am**

Must admit I don't name them, other than "The fatty", "The arkose" etc.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:37 am**

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:46 am**

I always do , I currently have Lynnie the Lynskey , a Superior hardtail called Chicken ( Chicken Supreme ) and a Salsa Horsethief that obviously called Ned after Ned Kelly .

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 12:55 pm**

faustus wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:17 am My first 'proper' mtb in 2004, yes. I spent a tax rebate on it while at Uni, so spent a fair bit of money on it. It was called faustus. Hence the username Pretentiousness of that name aside, i'm not against naming. My other half has an old pink on one 456 and a charge grater, and they are called pinks and goose, which I quite like and are better than '456...etc.'

Mine are currently just the names of the bikes, so Unit, Camino, or town bike. But I think as affection and memories grow with a bike, sometimes so does a name, so who knows?

woodsmith wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:13 pm Someone once commented that my sand coloured surly with its faded brown bags looked like something issued to the 8th Army. I'd had thoughts along the same lines and as my grandfather served with them through WW2 I call it Monty. On reflection perhaps I should have called it Bill after my grandfather. Is it bad luck to change the name like it is with boats?
Good name and good association/meaning. Sounds a really cool bike too, post a pic!

Second picture down on this thread. Looking suitably hot and dusty in Turkey viewtopic.php?f=7&t=20456&hilit=readers

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 12:58 pm**

Nope. Funnily enough all my ex girlfriends insisted on naming my various motorbikes - likewise friends girlfriends. By and large it does seem to be a thing for women more than men....

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:05 pm**

Paging Shaf!

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:22 pm**

Just realised that I do attach names to places. Within the forest you'll find, 'Otters Pocket', 'The running hill' and 'Cricket corner' to name a few. It helps us know what an earth the other is talking about ... "there was a big buzzard in the trees at the bottom of Otters pocket" etc.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:45 pm**

woodsmith wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 12:55 pm
faustus wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:17 am My first 'proper' mtb in 2004, yes. I spent a tax rebate on it while at Uni, so spent a fair bit of money on it. It was called faustus. Hence the username Pretentiousness of that name aside, i'm not against naming. My other half has an old pink on one 456 and a charge grater, and they are called pinks and goose, which I quite like and are better than '456...etc.'

Mine are currently just the names of the bikes, so Unit, Camino, or town bike. But I think as affection and memories grow with a bike, sometimes so does a name, so who knows?

woodsmith wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:13 pm Someone once commented that my sand coloured surly with its faded brown bags looked like something issued to the 8th Army. I'd had thoughts along the same lines and as my grandfather served with them through WW2 I call it Monty. On reflection perhaps I should have called it Bill after my grandfather. Is it bad luck to change the name like it is with boats?
Good name and good association/meaning. Sounds a really cool bike too, post a pic!
Second picture down on this thread. Looking suitably hot and dusty in Turkey viewtopic.php?f=7&t=20456&hilit=readers

Ha! I'm the next comment saying how nice it is! Comment still stands - very nice ride

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:51 pm**

Oh gawd! I thought everyone named their bikes..

The Genesis plus bike is black and yellow, so he's (always male for some reason) "Jasper" Regional slang for a wasp.
Sonder Broken Road is "Basil" 'cos he's brushed ti. Basil Brush..boom boom.
New Nukeproof is artichoke coloured so based on the fact i'm a bespoke furniture maker he's "Arti-san"

The 2nd hand road bike is a bit weird though, he came with a dent on the top tube.
He's called "Roland Dent", I thought other bikes would poke fun of him and laugh due to being different, like Roland from Grange Hill.....

Sorry.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:58 pm**

onder Broken Road is "Basil" 'cos he's brushed ti. Basil Brush..boom boom.

Weirdly, I used to call my penis Basil because I once used it in lieu of a brush to paint a picture .... true story that no one should be surprised about

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:13 pm**

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 3:58 pm
onder Broken Road is "Basil" 'cos he's brushed ti. Basil Brush..boom boom.
Weirdly, I used to call my penis Basil because I once used it in lieu of a brush to paint a picture .... true story that no one should be surprised about

Next point is obviously - let's have a look then! Noo-o-o. The painting man, the painting. You must still have it on the living room wall surely?

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:26 pm**

Next point is obviously - let's have a look then! Noo-o-o. The painting man, the painting. You must still have it on the living room wall surely?

I'll take you a picture Reg. It's hung up in Dee's office.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:23 pm**

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:40 pm**

Dee laughs at it (and the picture) but I'm quite proud of it and I like the fact you can hang it any way round you like.

Posted: **Thu Aug 25, 2022 7:44 pm**

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:40 pm Dee laughs at it (and the picture) but I'm quite proud of it and I like the fact you can hang it any way round you like.

At the risk of lowering the tone even further.... Would it be well hung any way round ??? Disappointed reg didn't get that one first!

Posted: **Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:22 am**

Yes. Sorry. Most definitely guilty. I think I ever remember their names over the years. Lemme see...

SantaJohn - the SC Superlight in orange and amazing 130mm Mag Menja forks (the shorter ones are/were rubbish).

The Cannondale f800 but I forgot it's name (sorry to the bike for that).

Erm... forgotten some but will check strava files later

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