Help me name my Surly Ogre
08-05-23, 08:06 PM
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Help me name my Surly Ogre
It's a 2016 or 2017, new to me Surly Ogre in tan/khaki.
I have always named my bikes - starting with my first one when I was 9 years old and I named it after a horse book I was reading at the time - Flicka.
I haven't named all my bikes over the years, but I did name my electric cargo bike when I got it because it was kind of a big deal and I was super excited about it - I named it Nikola.
My other bikes are: Jemma (which that bike will now be relegated to the trainer). I got this bike for a "hold-over" until I could find one I really wanted. There's Cobalt - the blue folding touring bike I got to throw on the train or in a trunk of a car. And now this "do it all bike" Surly Ogre. I have thought of naming it Fiona, but I learned there are a lot of Fiona Surly Ogre bikes out there.
So, I looked up other ogre names - Shrek, Gretch, Fergus, Felicia, and Farkle, and Cookie.
I'm torn between Gretch and Farkle, but I'm open to other ogre-like names.
It will be outfitted usually with Teal accented accessories with touches of red. When I go touring. it will have red panniers. The red panniers came with the bike and I already had a lot of teal stuff that I have removed from "Gemma" and I just. bought a teal frame bag (yet to arrive).
I have always named my bikes - starting with my first one when I was 9 years old and I named it after a horse book I was reading at the time - Flicka.
I haven't named all my bikes over the years, but I did name my electric cargo bike when I got it because it was kind of a big deal and I was super excited about it - I named it Nikola.
My other bikes are: Jemma (which that bike will now be relegated to the trainer). I got this bike for a "hold-over" until I could find one I really wanted. There's Cobalt - the blue folding touring bike I got to throw on the train or in a trunk of a car. And now this "do it all bike" Surly Ogre. I have thought of naming it Fiona, but I learned there are a lot of Fiona Surly Ogre bikes out there.
So, I looked up other ogre names - Shrek, Gretch, Fergus, Felicia, and Farkle, and Cookie.I'm torn between Gretch and Farkle, but I'm open to other ogre-like names.
It will be outfitted usually with Teal accented accessories with touches of red. When I go touring. it will have red panniers. The red panniers came with the bike and I already had a lot of teal stuff that I have removed from "Gemma" and I just. bought a teal frame bag (yet to arrive).
08-05-23, 08:10 PM
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I’m rather partial to Surly Ogre or The Ogre
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08-06-23, 05:22 AM
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For those of us who are more visual, a photo would help.
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08-06-23, 06:14 AM
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Ogre...Troll...so many BF legends could be memorialized. Since it's a touring bike, I'd go with Hohner as a nod to the SqueezeBox. Agree, pics are overdue.
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08-06-23, 09:22 AM
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Ogre?
His real name is Frederick Aloysius Palowaski
His real name is Frederick Aloysius Palowaski
08-06-23, 09:24 AM
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I'll wonder about any of you that name your bikes! <grin>
I have no affection or emotional attachment toward my bike.
I have no affection or emotional attachment toward my bike.
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08-06-23, 09:35 AM
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That's like saying my dog is a dog, so I'm going to name it Dog. I get it that you don't name your bike. I don't name my cars either. I will just say I'm going to take the Clarity or the Fit. But a bike is different. I talk to it... I don't say, "Melissa, you can do it. You can make it up this hill." I say "(Bike name) you can do it, you can make it up this hill." like they are the one doing the work.
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Help me pick a name which has some significance to me, even though nobody knows me or knows what has significance to me ...... Really?
See, you had this all along.
Well done. Not that it matters, but I approve.
See, you had this all along.
Well done. Not that it matters, but I approve.
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Ogre is male..how about Olga?
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08-06-23, 11:45 AM
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How about Aloysius Devadander Abercrobie? (That's long for "Mud.")
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Your bike already has a name, why do you need to name it ?
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The same reason people name their cars (which I do not). If you have an emotional attachment to it, it deserves a name.
As I said in another response, I talk TO my bike. I will say, "Gemma (my Bianchi Advantage bike) - you can do it. Keep going. Don't stop". I don't say to myself, "Melissa, you can do it. Keep going, Don't stop." It's like we are two different bodies working on this hill or trail, etc. We're a team.
As I said in another response, I talk TO my bike. I will say, "Gemma (my Bianchi Advantage bike) - you can do it. Keep going. Don't stop". I don't say to myself, "Melissa, you can do it. Keep going, Don't stop." It's like we are two different bodies working on this hill or trail, etc. We're a team.
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That's like saying my dog is a dog, so I'm going to name it Dog. I get it that you don't name your bike. I don't name my cars either. I will just say I'm going to take the Clarity or the Fit. But a bike is different. I talk to it... I don't say, "Melissa, you can do it. You can make it up this hill." I say "(Bike name) you can do it, you can make it up this hill." like they are the one doing the work.