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What did you call giving someone a lift on your bike?

273 replies

DuggeesWoggle · 19/03/2019 08:31

And where in the country was it?

DH brought up near Birmingham called it a 'backie'

I was brought up in North Yorkshire, called it a 'croggy'.

Just seen a teenage lad giving a friend a handlebar croggy which is what brought it to mind!

OP posts:
3boysandabump · 19/03/2019 20:21

A backer. NE

Kab30 · 19/03/2019 20:28

Omg no one else calls it a saggy lol

simonisnotme · 19/03/2019 20:31

A backie (near brum)

WeaselKingHenry · 19/03/2019 20:32

A backie - west coast Scotland

maddiemookins16mum · 19/03/2019 20:32

A backie (Oxfordshire).

Mumof1andacat · 19/03/2019 20:34

Dubby - Hampshire

Kenworthington · 19/03/2019 20:35

A backie in the south west

Walkingthedog46 · 19/03/2019 20:35

Croggy (Yorkshire)

CalmConfident · 19/03/2019 20:37

Croggy - north Notts

Magissa · 19/03/2019 20:48

A crossy in London

Elliemayclampett · 19/03/2019 20:51

A takey - liverpool

AnnaNimmity · 19/03/2019 20:53

Croggy me Nottinghamshire
Croggy dp Yorkshire.

Magissa · 19/03/2019 20:54

Hit send too soon.....A crossy/crossie in West London in the seventies. I don't remember it being called anything else.

undercoverhero · 19/03/2019 20:58

Dubby In hampshire

PotteryGirl · 19/03/2019 21:00

Seatee....North West.

thefirstmrsrochester · 19/03/2019 21:02

Hurl - Glasgow

Bananasandchocolatecustard · 19/03/2019 21:03

Croggy, from Cardiff

blondeemily · 19/03/2019 21:05

A seater - South West

NuclearReactor · 19/03/2019 21:12

A backie - West Coast Scotland 🚲

WeaselKingHenry · 19/03/2019 21:20

@nuclearreactor is your name a clue to the part of the West coast you live?

ketchupormayo · 19/03/2019 21:21

Backie south Wales

BlueSkiesLies · 19/03/2019 21:21

Backie

DiaryofWimpyMumm · 19/03/2019 21:39

Backie- Edinburgh

Bubblysqueak · 19/03/2019 21:51

Backie, south west.

Sexnotgender · 19/03/2019 21:52

Backie here in Edinburgh.