What's in a Name? Or, We Want Our Name Back!

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Yes, I think pedamo doesn't flow easily enough, but does sound vaguely Italian (depending how you pronounce it!).

I really like PET: what do you think of pet-bike or bike-pet, flecc, as an option in case there is a problem with PET and/or to allow other PET family members? It would likely become shortened to PET anyway for our bikes.

Gives a whole new meaning to taking the "pet" out for a run .

Stuart.

 

[flecc]

I prefer just PET, Pet-bike and Bike-pet especially would be a bit too "twee" for many people who just wouldn't be comfortable using it.

Also Bike-pet sounds too much like some of the odd names that the Orientals have coined for their products in the past. Remember "Lucky Goldstar" (which became Goldstar and is now LG) and the Datsun Cherry, and numerous others.

They sometimes work though, as in "Walkman".

Certainly PET is as easy to use as all the other successful vehicle names I listed at the start of this thread.
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Yes, I see what you're saying. We wouldn't want people thinking it was some sort of "tamagochi" bike now, would we? If just PET is free to be used, that's probably best and I prefer that - a real "pet" name for our bikes!

What does anyone else think/feel about PET?

 

[flecc]

OK. How about PLEB.

Personal Light Electric Bike
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[Miles]

OK. How about PLEB.

Personal Light Electric Bike
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Hehe....

Or: P.E.L.T. [Personal Electric Light Transport]
P.E.R.T. [Personal Electric Road Transport]

Re. "PET" - "I'll be back later, dear, just going out for a petting session.."

 

[flecc]

Or: P.E.L.T. [Personal Electric Light Transport]
P.E.R.T. [Personal Electric Road Transport]

Re. "PET" - "I'll be back later, dear, just going out for a petting session.."

PERT, that's cute!
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[coops]

hahahahahaha!

PLEB is good flecc .

"petting" session... that's just hilarious, Miles!

The "P" acronyms are a potential goldmine for fun names, I sense... .

 

[coops]

What about a Protanium Electric Personal Transport and Intra-muscular Development Enhancer?

Then when you ride in a group you'd be a polyPEPTIDE chain .

(ok, that's a bit too far-fetched .)

 

[flecc]

There's always PRAT

Personal Rider Assisted Transport.

As in "Hey, look at that prat".
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or for prospective buyers who "feel like a PRAT"!

...and the bike that always feels most at home travelling distant lands, the Extended Personal Assisted Transport, or EX-PAT .

 

[flecc]

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[Miles]

We're all on form, this evening........

Any "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" fans, out there?

 

[coops]

Yes - the thread title should be "Who's name is it anyway?"!

I think I'm betraying some of my old Radio4 listening habits I did use to listen to some of the comedy quiz shows & the one you mention was one of my favourites . I think they're on BBC7 radio (freeview) too sometimes.

 

[Miles]

We'll be playing "Mornington Crescent", next - using the "inverted flecc variant", of course..

 

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Of course, there will likely be a few ex-PETs around too, when some bikes fail or fall out of favour, in time....