Raleigh Chopper

The Raleigh Chopper is a children’s bicycle, a wheelie bike, manufactured and marketed in the 1970s by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England. Its unique design became a cultural icon, and is fondly remembered by many who grew up in that period. Based on the look of a customised chopper motorcycle, made popular with films such as Easy Rider, the Chopper bike was the “must have” item and signifier of “coolness” for many children at the time.

2 Comments to Raleigh Chopper

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   In Germany, it was called “Bonanzarad”
   http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanzarad
Cerberus on September 25th, 2012
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   This is the first thing Ive seen on this site that I actually have fond memories of. Looks dumb now but at the time it was a lot of fun.
big on November 6th, 2012

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