[Closed] Calling a bike 'she/her/sugar-tits etc'

The only person I know personally who has given their bike a name (and references it constantly) is without doubt the most monumental bell-end I have ever met in my entire life

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism

HTH.

I know what it's called, Cougar. I even put as much in the tags.

My spelling might have been off, tho 8)

the feeling you get when you reach the last biscuit in the pack.

Ah, hobnobend. Know it well.

How dare you - Pippy, Saffy and Rosie are all very offended now. Of course they are ladies!

It is better or worse than referring to it as a "weapon"?

Feels odd to me, but I'm not sure I'd make harsh and angry judgements about someone ant throw poo morph jism-ing their bike.

"Sugar tits" is a nasty sexist term though, wouldn't like to hear someone calling their bike that.

Steed 🙂

It is better or worse than referring to it as a "weapon"?

Slightly worse, on a par with calling it a "whip".

Jamie called me sugar-tits once.

I used to have an old American Jeep called Dolly, after Dolly Parton, due to it's big headlights.

bearnecessities - Member
Jamie called me sugar-tits once.

was he riding you at the time?

I can't even bring myself to say what my other half and her kids call their bikes but she doesn't do shopping or cushions so is forgiven.

Jamie called me sugar-tits once.

I've called you it several times. To be fair the other times you were sleeping.

On a sidenote, I meant to edit out the sugar-tits, but now too late to do so. So if mods want to edit. Go for it.

There's nothing wrong with giving a bike a nickname.

My old Stumpjumper is referred to as Stumpy, mainly because iits an easy name to shorten, my Superlight is just "The Superlight" though.

Attributing a gender to a bike is too far though. The same applies to cars.

I was pretending. I'm a bit wrong like that.

I call all my bikes 'the bike' at home.

It helps avoid awkward questions about the number of names there are available to say.

I always refer to my bike as a 'iron' or 'rod'......no idea where that comes from.

I tend not to use names (any more), rather terms of endearment.

'Beautiful'
'Lovely'
'Good Lookin''
'Sexy...'

😳

My bikes all have names... They are, after all, my surrogate children.

Except my best road bike which is known as The Porn Star... I suppose she'd have to fill the wife role... Not that I'd marry a porn star...

I also have Hilda (a Blur named after my grandmother), Dolly the Dolan winter bike, The Tough Lad (my crit race bike), The Rat (a road rat), The Soul (erm, a Soul) and The Dingle (a rigid single speed).

Shirley that's fairly normal, no?

no

It's a term of endearment, what's the problem?

I actually have no problem with it.

Calling it a weapon or missile is a wee bit sad though

Anyone who describes their bike as a weapon should technically name it Charlene.

Someone on here had a RM Slayer he'd named Buffy. is this the sort of thing you're thinking of?

Well OK mine's called Piglet. But it is.

Jamie, you are quite right here, it is for bell ends.

Mine are all simply known as steeds - one "for road work", another "for commuting duties" etc.

This is cool.

Jamie

I feel exactly same.
The more of your threads I read,the more
I think that you and I could be internet friends.
We could even use special names and a code that nobody else can read.
What do you think Fluffy ?
😛

What do you think Fluffy ?

Ok, War Bastard. It's a deal.

See,that's why I like your posts 😆

Jamie, you are quite right here, it is for bell ends.
Mine are all simply known as steeds

😀

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I think sweet breasts or whatever it was is better but it takes all sorts, I guess...

[i]"Sugar tits" is a nasty sexist term though[/i]

Um. My girlfriend calls me that. 🙁

Naming inanimate objects is weird, especially with female names. Someone I know names all his guitars with female names, and not even nice ones at that, I just dont get it. Mine are called "my bass", "my les paul" & "my sg".

My old Bullit did have a name though but not my doing - some guy in Whistler was obsessed with it and called it The Werewolf Slayer as it was a silver bullit. My one bike related regret is not keeping that bike as well.

I heard a bloke a Afan ages ago call his bike a "rig"

He was wearing a cap at a very jaunty angle though (which is always a giveaway ) My chameleon is called Charlie, Charles when it needs a talking to.

Oh and "sugar tits"?

👿

My chameleon is called Charlie, Charles when it needs a talking to.

Surely, George would have been better?

I heard a bloke a Afan ages ago call his bike a "rig"

Oooh, I'm wincing even now at that.

I think naming your bikes displays your capactiy for imagination and creativity... Mine are known as Giant, Commencal, Kinesis and Orbea. occasionaly known as ** or *-** or ********** depending on their ability to keep me on the trail or to come apart/go back together easily during a maintanence session.

64 nipples...
I'm not going to call it a "he"

Coincidentally, seeing a bike referred to as "she" makes me approximately as uncomfortable as the superfluous commas in the first sentecne of the OP.

jimoiseau now stuck in infinite feedback loop of discomfort. 🙂

I call my bikes after old lady friends, is that wrong? Saved me a few times when my wife told me I was talking about my bikes in my sleep. She did ask why I had one called Colin though.

64 nipples...
I'm not going to call it a "he"

All named. As are the cars. And the house.

I think it started when I read Alan Clarke's diaries (he named his cars).

Alan Clarke's diaries (he named his cars).

He also named his rottweilers:
Eva Braun (named after Hitler's mistress), Leni (the Nazi film-maker Leni Riefenstahl) and Hannah (whose namesake was Hitler's test pilot, Hannah Reich). But he was a loveable rogue really 😉

I started calling my new bike "my bike".My wife is no longer talking to me.

I'd just like to point out that, naming vehicles aside, I've not used the diaries as a manual for life.

He did us a great service, however, by detailing what a nasty bunch of Nazis the Conservatives really are.

No naming bikes. Except maybe the crash magnet one, which is called 'crash magnet' 😕 .

Cars are always named though. Came from skint days when giving a car (banger) a name might help it make a long trip somewhere.

mmm - I did call the Nicolai "Ulrika", mainly because it's bright orange...

My MTB is called "the meister" after an infamously unreliable drug dealer.

My mate in California assures me that my Trigger is called Winton as it is a big, gay 'Dale.
I just call it the Gnarwhale.

I used to have a car called "the ferret", then one called "the bus" - I didn't name them though

Haven't named any of my sleds

I've had several GT's all called Gertie and was tempted to call my Mondraker Mandy but seeing as that's also the name of a mates wife thought better of it, just in case he got the wrong idea 😉

My car's called Kylie though as the reg starts KM and I think it (she?) looks great from behind.

My road bike is called Edwin.
My mtb's don't have names.

I call all my bikes 'the bike' at home.
It helps avoid awkward questions about the number of names there are available to say.

This. Has avoided a lot of difficult conversations over the years.

My bikes currently are "Miley " skinny looks like a boy , but you would !" Cotic BFe
"Tata" fit Asian singer (thai)now a bit chunky Cannondale Beast of the east
Last bike was " Missy" as was a Cannondale

Guilty as charged. 'Ilse' (Dutch unisex bike), 'Walter ' (old Raleigh, named after my late grandfather) and 'Ye Spookfish III' (named as successor to other two steel bikes wot I painted fish on)

Named as per boats/reliable tools I suppose. At least that's how I use names. Monumental nobbishness to some ... affectionate/shorthand/nicknames to others...

Who judges the judges?

jimoiseau - Member
Coincidentally, seeing a bike referred to as "she" makes me approximately as uncomfortable as the superfluous commas in the first sentecne of the OP.

First rule of pedant club is: You don't talk about pedant club.

Second rule is something to do with speling wurds corektly.

Does this hatred extend to the fact that trains, ships, planes etc are often referred to as 'she'? This of course would make Sir Nigel Gresley a female

Hatred is such a strong word.

Which is why I didn't use it.

Anyway, I'm off to get a steed out of my quiver of rigs.

trevron73 - Member
My bikes currently are "Miley " skinny looks like a boy , but you would !" Cotic BFe
"Tata" fit Asian singer (thai)now a bit chunky Cannondale Beast of the east
Last bike was " Missy" as was a Cannondale

For the record
Naming Bikes - No
Assigning Gender to Bikes - No
EDIT# Using Rig, Quiver, Steed etc. just grow up unless you are secretly hoping that a Steed will make your Rig Quiver.
Naming Cars - No
Assigning Gender to Cars - No
The cats are lucky to have names, numbers or colours would have been easier.

All our cats have been called Tiddles to save buying a new water bowl.

My car's called Kylie though as the reg starts KM and I think it (she?) looks great from behind