Choppers out on Blue Peter

[FrothNinja]

Choppers first time round on UK classic show, Blue Peter.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuFyKF57T_w

 

[EltonFrog]

Excellent. I remember watching that live.

 

[FrankCrank]

Yep, got mine as a ten year old, second kid on our street to have one. Loved that bike, but ended up breaking the frame doing jumps and whatnot. Missed out on the BMX craze, but might do a MTB to BMX style project when next back there.

 

[Drago]

 

[biggs682]

They were dreadful bikes
Can't remember what colour mine was

 

[ianrauk]

They were dreadful bikes
Can't remember what colour mine was

Dreadful bikes, but as a young kid, great fun and kudos if you had one.
Mine was yellow.

 

[Mo1959]

They were dreadful bikes
Can't remember what colour mine was

I never had one but remember trying a pals one. Felt really unstable.

I stuck with my good old Rudge.

 

[Andy in Germany]

By the time my friend had one it was conssidered really "naff" by the richer kids; he got it from a charity shop. We enjoyed it though.

 

[Drago]

They were dreadful bikes
Can't remember what colour mine was

They were awful. But that made them cool.

Broke my young pelvis riding mine when high speed instability kicked in at about 8 MPH.

 

[biggs682]

Broke my young pelvis riding mine when high speed instability kicked in at about 8 MPH.

I still don't ride that fast these days

 

[FrothNinja]

First bike I ever rode was a Drag Star, very similar & complete with a nutcracker shift and head high sissy bar (it's what they were called)

 

[EltonFrog]

Dawes did a version call the Zipper. Based on KP (Kingpin) 18.

 

[campagman]

I had a yellow Chipper.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I had a yellow Chipper.

Did your GP prescribe a cream for it?

 

[Spokesmann]

Mine.