Who names their Bicycle?

What is it about the ladies of the Guilford Pootle-on? They have names for their bikes!

The associates of the Guilford Pootle-on were recently having an email discussion comparing their collections of bicycles. I know it seems sad to you, the general public, grown people retaining bicycles long after they have been replaced with updated models, and admitting to it, but to us cyclists, we retain some sort of connection with the bike and are reluctant to let it go. Myself, I have some 8 bikes which go back to the 1980s, all in working order.

Anyway, we digress. Names for bikes? Who has ever heard of the likes of it? Our Guilford Pootle-on gals it seems name their steeds. One young lady admitted to having a Flet Cyclocross called Valiant, a Bianchi Nironi road called Hottie and a 456 called Trouble.

Mind you is that as sad to our male associate who has admitted spending every last minute staring at his new Scirotto!