Have You Seen My Chopper?

[Philtaz]

Was a phrase I would have loved to have uttered as a child. Sadly, my parents could not afford one but I did learn to ride a bike on my friends Raleigh Chopper.

Sad then that the designer of probably the most iconic looking bicycle from the 70's has died.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...tinghamshire-18136787

Anyone else got Chopper related stories?

[tonyav]

Gawd, the bloody times I banged my goolies on that gear shift thing, riding my my brothers Raleigh Chopper.

[Philtaz]

Indeed tonyav. They were though the best bike for receiving a comfy 'seaty' from, but hard work for the rider!

[craft1948]

The daughter had a Grifter..............

[MarkRae]

I loved mine! Sturmey Archer three-speed gears, IIRC...

[tonyav]

Yes Philtaz, they were hard work to pedal.

[Ric.ror]

My brother moaned for months to get one
He eventually did for his birthday (red of course)
He rode it twice it then became a coat holder in the kitchen before my parents sold it

[Philtaz]

My younger sister (the golden child!) had a Chipper. Always wanted a Grifter too, sturdy looking bike that.

[Hopkirk]

Ridiculous machines.

Mind you, I had a Raleigh RSW 16 which wasn't much better.

http://i1230.photobuc...atricksmith/002-7.jpg

[ummmm]

I had a Grifter. I always wanted to grow up so I could have a racer.

[tonyav]

Bloody hell Hopkirk, thats a wenches bike lol.

[craft1948]

I can't ride a bike :-(

[chaptazbru]

I had a pink witch when I was a little girl - fab bike !

[Philtaz]

Sorry Hopkirk but gotta agree with tonyav.

The only thing you're missing off that is the basket at the front!

[tonyav]

I have known a few woman that were 'Bikes '.

[Hopkirk]

Mine was in blue, and looked much nicer.

[Arksided]

Hopkirk... tearing up the town on that baby weren't ya.

I had a bike called a Vedek Raider... imported from Italy. (Ill try find a pic)

[tonyav]

Seeing as it was Blue, I will let you off this time lol.

[Hopkirk]

It had a built in dynamo and lights.

[rowanwitch]

Never had a bike either living in inner london a few yards from the A3 (St John's Hill my mother thought it quite likely we would get killed..

[gness]

The lad next door set fire to our shed with my little red bike in it. His dad made him give me his bike. He was fourteen and it was a racing bike. I was eight. My parents made me accept. I walked a long way with that bloody bike.