Backie – Kendal 20yrs ago

Seater – late 70s/80s Cheshire

On the Isle of Man in the ’50s/’60s we mostly called it a “backie” although a few people did use “seater”. My wife’s from Woodthorpe (Notts) and she says they called it a “croggy”.

Used to call it “seater” in the late 70’s early 80’s (in North Kent).
Of course, Choppers had a warning on them saying not meant for 2 people, so that was asking to be ignored.

I’m so pleased some others called it a croggy as well. I also grew up in Leicester. Then moved up to Halifax and some folk just called it a pillion. Most said backie though.

It was a “Takey” in my bit of Liverpool, I’m distressed no-one else has said it yet!

I thought Croggy derived from crossbar, i.e the passenger sits on the crossbar (top tube).

Backie was for a passenger on the saddle (or rear stunt nuts!). Also located in the West Mids.

Then moved up to Halifax and some folk just called it a pillion

I grew up in Mytholmroyd, we said pillion or backie

Backie, in Hampshire. From the 70’s to present day.

In my youth in NornIrn I think it was a Tan (as in Tandem?), then Teeside croggie, now in S Yorks it seems to be backie.

Backie in Barnsley in the ’80s.

Backie East Devon 70s/80s

backie (kent late 70s)

double (Australia, QLD, 70s)

Crogger – Scunthorpe late 80’s/90s

Backie in 90s Surrey.

dubby. hampshire.

Backie or a seatie for a rear mounted ride.

Croggy a ride seated on the top tube between the saddle and bars.

Ellesmere Port – 1977 to 1991.

Stoking. My bike has two saddles and the rear is expected to pedal 😉

It was a Croggy when I was a kid (in Saltburn, was North Yorkshire at the time)

Central Scotland, Backie, seater if you came from the posher end of the toon!

@ Josemctavish

It was a Takey for us too. South Liverpool (Garston) in the 80s.

Backie, Cornwall, 80s/90s.

Backie for me. Or a peggy during our BMX phase (standing on the stunt pegs).

Exeter, 80’s/90’s

Backie in 1980’s Wuzzersher

Backer for me. Today is the first time ive seen it called a croggy 🙂
Every day a school day

Coggie – Rural Derbyshire early 80’s.

+1 for a middle class upbringing and my own bike making such verbs redundant.

Backie! Why is this even up for discussion? 😆

North London, 1970s. Backie.

Croggy a ride seated on the top tube between the saddle and bars.

Hmm….. Strokes chin…..that makes sense actually, crossbar = croggy……….

maybe chuckie in the western reaches of the Black Country came from ‘to chuck’ your leg over something, or chuck anything anywhere, brick through a window etc 🙂

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