Today Vern [BROL Member] began a “Do you name your steeds?” thread. The responses are worthy of your read. Well, until this thread, I had not found a name that works for me for the quad. Today it happened—Fargo!

Here is my BROL post on Vern’s thread: [Do you name your steeds?]

Some…

I currently have 7 cycles, 2 with names:

Silk–my Catrike 700: [The S & K are the first letters of Schwartz Katz--German for Black Cat. The two other letters make it a word, meaning smooth, elegant, etc. This use of the short-term is a speed short code for blogging and forums--works for me.

and

Faye--my RANS Citi Crank Forward: [an abbreviation of my hometown
--Fayetteville]. I removed the manufacturer’s graphic and thought the bike looks better with a cursive font–same font my hometown uses. This short code again works extremely well in writing.
The other five will likely remain nameless–they are not referred to that frequently.

I am in the planning stage of a quad from Utah Trikes for touring. I’ve been considering a name for it–nothing until this thread. I thought of Sonny–a childhood nickname that would have been used to denote the use of solar power–did not stick for me. Today Fargo–the quad reminds me of a stagecoach from years back, a.k.a Wells Fargo. Also, what a cool name for a cycle that will “go far” [like thousands of miles] on tours. So Fargo it is–another wonderful short code.

Thanks Vern for the thread; and, no, I am not demented [for others who are curious].

History of the name Wells Fargo: [from Wikipedia]

1852: Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, the two founders of American Express, form Wells Fargo & Company to provide express and banking services to California.

Fargo is a guy, BTW. Where, Silk and Faye are both ladies. I’m not expecting any more names. My Trek 5200 has been with me since 1992 and no name yet. It was not until Silk in 2008 that this naming began for me.

So, Silk, Faye & Fargo [due in April 2010]. The others shall go nameless.

Jim