Whats the best named bike you have ever seen?

[SniktySnikty]

I remember laughing pretty hard in Halfords when I saw this...

[Zippee]

Chas Roberts - The Dogs bks

[Zoon]

SniktySnikty said:

I remember laughing pretty hard in Halfords when I saw this...

Wonder what travel the rear suspension has?

[Your Dad]

Dave Yates D.O.N.K.I.S. N.O.B.

[Zippee]

Your Dad said:

Dave Yates D.O.N.K.I.S. N.O.B.

To be honest any of the 3 Brit framebuilders of the 90s;
D.O.G.S B.O.L.X


The Yates you mention;


And the Dave Lloyd Cats Wiskas


They were all pretty much competing with each other for best acronym at the same time

[SniktySnikty]

Zoon said:

Wonder what travel the rear suspension has?

Probably the same amount side to side as it manages up and down!

[lufbramatt]

Came here to post the 3 mentioned above but beaten to it.

Apparently the DOGSBOLX name stood for "Dirt Oriented Geometry System Blend Orthogonal Lateral Extra". Hmmmm

[schmunk]

I've always loved the name of the Orange Clockwork:

[lufbramatt]

^ Good shout.

Back in the day Orange did a really cool jersey that was black with loads of orange logos all over it like polka dots. Would love one of them if they did a re-run.

[Zippee]

And how can you forget the Fat Chance - Yo Eddy Team;

[Your Dad]

schmunk said:

I've always loved the name of the Orange Clockwork:

I've got what I believe to be one of the early design Clockworks, shame someone has resprayed it and made the frame too big for me.

[SniktySnikty]

That Fat Chance is gorgeous. I used to love my Syncros Cattle prod stem with the hinge, thought it was the coolest thing in the world

[Celtic Dragon]

Dang Zippee beat me to it!

20 odd years later, that's that frame is still famous for its name! I remember it being on Blue Peter, and they took tippex to a couple of letters.

[Usget]

Zippee said:

And how can you forget the Fat Chance - Yo Eddy Team;

When I was little, a boyfriend of my sister's wore a T-Shirt with "Fat Chance Yo Eddy" on it, and to this day I never knew what it meant.

I feel like a little piece of my soul is now happier.

[Usget]

I've always liked my mate's "Jake the Snake" by Kona, which I believe is still in production.

[schmunk]

Usget said:

I've always liked my mate's "Jake the Snake" by Kona, which I believe is still in production.

Also the Kona Humuhumunukunukuapua'a...!

[SniktySnikty]

schmunk said:

Also the Kona Humuhumunukunukuapua'a...!

Imagine getting an insurance quote on that

[Shuttle Cock]

How about the Pegoretti 'Big legged Emma'?

I think I've got the correct frame builder/bike name without looking it up!

[Shuttle Cock]

How about the Pegoretti 'Big legged Emma'?

I think I've got the correct frame builder/bike name without looking it up!

[idiotgap]

I had a clockwork back in about 1990, way cooler bike than I deserved. I had a helmet cover with aforementioned orange polka dots on too.
Gary Fisher's "Hoo Koo E Koo" had a good name, but it's named after a place so Gary can't really have the credit all to himself.

My sister had a Raleigh Roxanne when she was about 6 or something. Horrible sit up and beg bike with a basket on the back. Anyway, because she thought it sounded posh or something and not understanding the meaning she decided to call it "Little Suicide". I enjoy reminding her of that once in a while!