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The Raleigh Chopper was the bike that rescued Raleigh from administration with huge global sales from a total production run including Mk1 Mk2 Mk3 models which ran from 1968 to 1983 (mk1 & mk2) and then 2004 to 2012 (mk3). The Chopper featured in numerous TV series and movies throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including "Back to the future".
Tyres were wider than usual for the time, with a chunky tread on the rear wheel, featuring red highlights on the sidewall. The price was from approximately £32 for a standard Chopper to £55 for the deluxe. Two smaller versions, the Chipper and Tomahawk, also sold well. The Mk 2 Chopper was an improved version from 1972
The Raleigh Chopper was the best selling children's bicycle in the UK. [12] The wheelie bike fad drove bicycle sales to over 4 million units in the US, [ 2 ] and accounted for 75% of total US bicycle sales in 1968, [ 22 ] but it also helped contribute to the impression in the US that bicycles are merely children's toys. [ 1 ]
The trip was specifically set up for him to "get-to-grips" with youth culture. In the 1980s, production of the Chopper ceased when the rival BMX hit the market, but, due to popular demand, a limited edition Chopper was released in 2004. [2] Oakley married twice. His first marriage, in 1954, was to Brenda Wilson; the couple had a son and daughter.
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The Raleigh Grifter is a children's bicycle manufactured and marketed between 1976 [1] and early 1983 by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England. It was the "must have" bicycle of its time and bridged a gap between the Raleigh Chopper and the Raleigh Burner models. Its frame was very similar to the Raleigh Twenty Shopper bicycle, but ...
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