"Giz a Croggy!"

[Hilldodger]

We were explaining to some foreigners yesterday what a Croggy was. In Leicestershire t's a ride on the crossbar but someone else claimed that down south its a ride on the handlebars.

It got me wondering about other cycling slang and colloquialisums (SP?)

One that has been lost for around a century is the term 'Jigger' for a clubmans bike.

 

[Globalti]

Flattie?

 

[yorkshiregoth]

Fixie, Roadie, P-Fairy.

 

[Landslide]

I grew up knowing a croggy as a "takie", or a "backie" (if on the saddle) .

 

[ianrauk]

Being from Daaan Saaarf, never heard of Croggy, we also called it a 'backie'

 

[Dayvo]

'Gi's a saddler!'

 

[Keith Oates]

I've been known to say "Do you want a ride on my crossbar"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Arch]

I've been known to say "Do you want a ride on my crossbar"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keith, that sounds as corny as "How do you like your eggs in the morning"*

*Stock reply if not keen, being "unfertilised, thank you...."

I'd call it a croggy, but then I'm also from Leicester. Funnily enough, I saw two croggies while out riding yesterday, and another this morning, a positive rash of them

Once saw three lads on one BMX - one on saddle, on on pedals, pedaling, and one sitting on the handlebars. You may not approve, but you have to admire the guy pedaling and steering, for his handling skills!

 

[Black Sheep]

i've only heard of a bakkie for being on the saddle while someone stands to pedal

 

[WindyRob]

"Giz us a cog" was the term we used in south yorkshire in the 70's. we moved to sussex in '79 and it changed to a backie

 

[Brains]

One that has been lost for around a century is the term 'Jigger' for a clubmans bike.

"Expensive" bikes were built professionally with a Jig.

Home built bikes, which most people had, were built out of gas pipe.

 

[snapper_37]

Being from Daaan Saaarf, never heard of Croggy, we also called it a 'backie'

I'm not from darn sarf, but always called it a 'backie' too. Thems were the days!!!! :?:

 

[Fnaar]

Uninspiringly, we called a ride on the crossbar a "crossie", and a ride on the seat a "backie" or a "seatie" (this was dahn sarf, where I was brought up)

 

[vernon]

It was croggie in Darlington.

 

[ufkacbln]

We were explaining to some foreigners yesterday what a Croggy was. In Leicestershire t's a ride on the crossbar but someone else claimed that down south its a ride on the handlebars.

It got me wondering about other cycling slang and colloquialisums (SP?)

One that has been lost for around a century is the term 'Jigger' for a clubmans bike.