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Offline Andy.

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« on: March 01, 2004, 23:39:30 »
Went to Halfords the other day and saw this item on display  :D

http://www.halfords.com/533.asp

Yep its back and wow it looked good, I want one  :D

My big brother had on which was passed on down to me, but i did'nt care just glad that I had one  :D
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2004, 23:43:14 »
'Saddo' :D  :roll:
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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2004, 00:42:28 »
I never had one, although I knew a few people that did and rode theirs occassionally. They really were a pretty horrible device best long forgotten.
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2004, 08:28:05 »
I never had a Raleigh Chopper, but I did have a smaller version - called the "Chipper". Not sure who made them, but more people seem to have had them than had the Chopper!!!

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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2004, 23:28:41 »
Come back 'Grifter', all is forgiven!


......apart from the physical and mental scars caused by a seemingly automatic (and random) gear shift!!

......the road rash those things caused me  :evil:

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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2004, 23:52:36 »
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the iconic Raleigh Chopper re-launches in April 2004 and retails at £199.99.


about £50 less than my Suzie.... same scars on the knees tho, this time from digging out, not skidding out.

The odd things is too, the kids that buy one will think THEY invented it!!!
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2004, 21:11:36 »
gee wizz £199 for a Chopper, I think mine was about £60 ?[/quote]
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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2004, 22:53:11 »
And the gears are on the grips on the handle bars. Insted of down betwen your legs on the crossbar.

MOdified angle on the front wheel to stop you going over the handle bars.
I have more than a few scars from my old chopper.

Get down shep!!!

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« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2004, 21:32:58 »
I used to like the old gear change, you could pretend it was a car :?  well I was only 13.

Still it was a bit dangerous, if you went over a bump or off a curb whilst changing gear - it would launch you over the bars, bike one way, you the other.
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