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Naming a bike
David Kerber wrote: Anybody else give their bike a name? I consider that any kind of Higher Machine deserves a name. They seem to me much more clearly emanations of human intelligence and spirit than children are. Generally, they name themselves after a while, but it can take a long time. Desktop computer: Trismegisthos - the "Thrice Great", because he is 3 times more powerful than the desktop that preceded him. This is also one of the names of the God Hermes, ruler of Information Technology. Laptop computer: Iris - She has that wonderful Sony screen and is equipped for visual work like e-photography, so named after the Greek goddess of the Rainbow. Palmtop computer: Luciole, French for Firefly First kick-scooter: Silver Broomstick Xootr kick-scooter: Pipistrello, Italian for Bat. Dutch Bike: Behemoth on bad days, Blue Bicky on better, but definitive name still pending My parents have always driven named cars. Last I heard, they were driving Siegfried, who signed himself by playing the eponymous opera on his radio as they were transitting through a suitably Wagnerian landscape in skiing country. Their computers, too, are Bronwen (the White Breasted) and Puck. EFR Ile de France |
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True Cost of a Supermarket Bike
Well, Elisa IDF, I actually bought a cheap bike at the mall, at a sport
chain called Go Sport. Less than 200 euros w/baby seat installed. I'v put about 700-800km on her since September and could not be happier. just dropped her off for a little revision and TLC, and am confiden that 15 euros and 2 days from now I'll be back in the saddle again, an happy about it HOWEVER, I purchased a wireless counter at the supermarket (Carrefour and realized that no one should by anything bicycle related in a grocer store because you will get absolutely no help and the people workin there know absolutely nothing about what they sell to you That is why when I go to the supermarket to buy other items and I se people looking at the bikes there (and they are attractive and cheap) have gotten in the habit of going up to them and telling them NOT to bu their bike there, that if they want to buy and maintain a decent bike the should go to a sporting goods/bike store... I have discourage atleast 2 from buying those bikes, and hope they went to see the helpfu people where I bought mine She doesn't have a name, but I really have strong feelings fo her... I'd almost call it love and the mere thought of someon stealing or violating her makes me shudder. But she's still just cheap water buffalo It's not Myrtle's fault.. - |
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less'go wrote: Well, Elisa IDF, I actually bought a cheap bike at the mall, at a sports chain called Go Sport. Less than 200 euros w/baby seat installed. I've put about 700-800km on her since September and could not be happier. I just dropped her off for a little revision and TLC, and am confident that 15 euros and 2 days from now I'll be back in the saddle again, and happy about it. From the shop names you're apparently France-based too. So let's hope one of the other posters, who mentioned that French supermarket bikes are a cut above those in the US, was right, and that our frames, at least, will hold up to upgrades. Go Sport is a little better than a supermarket though - at least it is a specialized sports shop. I bought my bike computer at one branch of Go Sport. When it did not work on my bike, I took it to another Go Sport for testing. It was fine, and in the process I realized that I had installed it wrong, and it has been working fine since I took it home and reinstalled it. So I can't complain about after-sales bike service at Go Sport. Cora and Carrefour are a different matter. EFR Ile de France |
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Naming a bike
Claire Petersky wrote:
I also tell my bike not to fall over when I've leaned it up against something (and shake my finger at it at the same time) by saying sharply, "Stay! Stay!". Be sure to follow that up with "good bike", but only when it obeys. When I return to find that it has fallen over, I say "Look what you did!" It seems to sulk for a little while afterwards. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://www.terrymorse.com/bike/ |
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"Terry Morse" wrote in message
... Claire Petersky wrote: I also tell my bike not to fall over when I've leaned it up against something (and shake my finger at it at the same time) by saying sharply, "Stay! Stay!". Be sure to follow that up with "good bike", but only when it obeys. I agree. Consistency on your part is very important if you want consistency on your bike's part. When I return to find that it has fallen over, I say "Look what you did!" It seems to sulk for a little while afterwards. Taking it out for a spin will cheer it up almost immediately, though. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Books just wanna be FREE! See what I mean at: http://bookcrossing.com/friend/Cpetersky My bookshelf: http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/Cpetersky "To forgive is to set the prisoner free and then discover the prisoner was you." |
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Tom Keats wrote: In article , David Kerber writes: This thread got my mind wandering in a completely different direction: how many of you give your bikes (and/or cars) names? Heck, I've gotta call 'em /something/ when I goad or encourage them. Yes, sometimes I talk (in a certain sense) to my bikes like they were saddle horses. Like when winding up for a sprint: "Gimme some of that juice, bike name!" I realize bikes don't have ears or brains[*]. It's just for my own benefit. I'm just externalizing goading or encouraging myself. But, it works for me. When you've got a bunch of 'em, names help to differentiate them. Right now, my stable consists of ol' Pig Iron (the main, workhorse bike -- a Norco Bigfoot), Gertrude (the black mixte Sekine), Rudy (the white DF Sekine), and Cousin It (the Araya). cheers, Tom [*] or /do/ they? hmmm. My aging Norco Bush Pilot is "Phoenix" because it's been resurrected a couple of times. It doesn't even have the original frame. It's like that old Bridgestone cyclist told me once: "The wife says the only original part is the nut holding the handlebars". Bernie |
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True Cost of a Supermarket Bike
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Kevan Smith wrote: On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:24:32 -0800, Ryan Cousineau from WAC Bennett Review of Arts and Literature wrote: No, it's a fair question. As I have shown, all the good bikes are found at garage sales and behind bike shop dumpsters. Ryan Cousineau, http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club Ryan, I'm afraid I'm going to have to start a recall petition. Does this mean you've joined the Club? All the good bikes aren't even found in stores. You get them directly from your team's manufacturer, and then you fiddle with everything until you have not only a good bike but .... um ... something else, too. Er, Damn right! Actually, though, the best bikes are the ones you ask Antonio to build so you have something usable for the mountain stages, and then re-label with your team's bike stickers. -- Ryan Cousineau, http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club |
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