Rob Martin

Gus Gus or Lorraine.

Princess or Castle (spoken by a true 5-year old girl).

I need a picture to visualize “the” name.

The Turbinator (based on the turbinates in your nose).

Jeff has a tandem bike named Maggie, short for “babe magnet”. Works for me!

How about Wheelie?

Bessie. (Now where’s my candy bar?)

Ya, I’d say you need to post a picture before a name can be appropriately given.

The Bikester.

Riptide. (I like FastBreak candy bars – hint, hint.)

Moots.

The Colonel. You can decide of what.

Naming bikes is an artistic process but there are some general guidelines. For instance, your bike should have a woman’s name since you are a man. A non-gender specific name is feeble. My bike is named Millie Moots, although sometimes I call her Mootsie as a pet name. Rachel named her bike Andre because it’s a Giant. Alliteration is rewarded as long as you are not stretching too much and cleverness is a must. References to obscure literary figures gets bonus points as does nostalgic childhood memories. You must promise not to use current or ex-girlfriend names.

Although it kills me to says this, I think Missy is right on the mark. Maggie is an excellent name for a bike that is a “babe-magnet”. It might be important to ride the bike a few times so you can establish your relationship with it. Is your bike fickle? Stable under pressure? Emotional? Jealous? Agile? Consistent? I can tell you that Millie is extremely reliable and consistent but zealously jealous of our time. If I go too long without riding, she will get spontaneous stem flats. I can’t even patch the tube!

I never thought I’d live to see the day that Kellen agreed with Missy on anything.

I’m beginning to think maybe my bike is Chinese… after all, it was made in Taiwan.

Zelph or Zippy are my ideas. Although I do like the idea of a chinese name.

Rapide

Zhuangwei

“I think Missy is right on the mark.” Let me just revel in the glory for a minute (or a week). Thanks Kellen!

I did a little search for you. Here are a few Chinese possibilities: Jingjing (means Perfect Essence), Ting (Slim, Graceful), Meiling (Beautiful and Delicate), or Mu (Admired). All of these have fitting meanings for a favored bike, however Mu – assuming it’s pronounced “moo” – sounds like it means cow which may not give the desired effect. I still like Maggie, though…and so does Kellen. :)

How about: 痛苦美好

Francie (short for Francis) meaning “from France” of “free one”. You love le Tour. ‘Nough said.

Mei Mei

I kind of like the “princess” that has already been suggested, but you could also call it “Buddy”. That has a nice ring to it.

By the way, I bet you won’t last more than a month without posting spandex pictures! Ha ha..

Fine. If you’re not going to post pictures, I’ll have to name it sight unseen. My choice is The Solar Speeder.

I think you picked a good name. I like it!

Because of Kellen’s comment… “References to obscure literary figures gets bonus points as does nostalgic childhood memories,” my choice would have been “Yoda.”

Just in case Rob has any blog stalkers six months post facto, this is my favorite blog on the proper naming of bicycles.

http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/01/how-to-name-your-bicycle/