How Heidi Got Her Name and/or How Does Riv Name a Bike?

[Kiley DeMond]

After a relationship with someone who named his cars, I started naming my bikes. My Dutch bike was named "Matilda", my Terry, "Angela", and I named my Cheviot, "Heidi". As it turns out, my logic to arrive at that name was flawed. 

I thought 'Cheviot' was goat-related; great at hills, the go anywhere bike. The bike itself lives up to that billing, at least for me. It's a mixte frame bike, so it's a female in my mind, and the girl I associated with climbing hills was Heidi. (Although, now that I think of it, she was carried up a lot of those hills; hmmm, not very auspicious.) 

When I finally looked closely at the bike, and saw a sheep in the decals, I was puzzled. Chevre = goat in French. Okay, so that was a leap. Turns out Cheviot is a type of sheep. Gee, that's a grazer. How did Riv come up with that name? If the bike was masculine, it might be named Ferdinand, as at least that is a grazer. 

I think the lesson is to return to my childhood method of naming things. Hamster was 'Hammy'. Rabbit was 'Bunny Boo', cat was 'Minou' (kitty in french). So, I think Heidi shall be rechristened "Bikey". Or "Bika". Or maybe the whole naming thing has run its course. It's not like she comes when she is called. And I no longer have multiple bikes so it is not as if there is confusion when I simply refer to "my bike". 

Happy trails.

[Glen]

On Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 9:02:04 AM UTC-6, Kiley DeMond wrote:

Gee, that's a grazer. How did Riv come up with that name? If the bike was masculine, it might be named Ferdinand, as at least that is a grazer. 

Not the first example of Grant naming bikes after sheep - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambouillet_sheep  

[drew]

That background looks otherworldly. Where are you?

[Deacon Patrick]

Gorgeous bike and terrain! I second Drew's question: Where?

My Hunqapillar is named Shadowfax, for Gandalf's horse, from whom no rider falls off once he agrees to carry you. Seemed appropriate, given I ride with constant vertigo in duo axes.

My Quickbeam is named A’ Ghaoth Airgead, Gaelic for Silver Wind.

With abandon,

Patrick

On Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 9:02:04 AM UTC-6, Kiley DeMond wrote:

[Kiley DeMond]

Ah, I forget that the geotagging doesn’t always show up. It was taken at Watson Lake in Prescott, AZ, about two miles from my house.  

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