Raleigh to relaunch The Chopper ....Again!

[rogerzilla]

I still miss mine. If it were possible for an adult to ride one, I'd buy the purple version.

 

[a.twiddler]

Now THAT's a chopper!

 

[Chris S]

How about $300? Seems about right. £950 seems just nuts.

It's a limited edition bike. They have fewer bikes to spread their development costs over.

 

[AndyRM]

Don't understand this "adults can't ride them" chat, or that they are hopeless when it comes to handling. I'm 6"1' and 37 years old and have no issues on mine.

Sure, I'm not gonna be setting any Strava records or whatever, but for cruising around it's a lot of fun.

 

[Mike_P]

Suppose Stravas wheelchair tracking would be the most appropriate

 

[Gunk]

I still miss mine. If it were possible for an adult to ride one, I'd buy the purple version.

You don’t really, we think everything from our childhood was amazing, the reality is that the Chopper was a complete load of crap

 

[Paulus]

You don’t really, we think everything from our childhood was amazing, the reality is that the Chopper was a complete load of crap

That's what I thought about the original.
A mate of mine got one and after a few goes on it I thought the same.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

You don’t really, we think everything from our childhood was amazing, the reality is that the Chopper was a complete load of crap

Crap but fashionable and trendy and probably cool
I was weird and stuck to my 10 speed Peugeot with drops
It was purple though

 

[rogerzilla]

You don’t really, we think everything from our childhood was amazing, the reality is that the Chopper was a complete load of crap

I used to go on quite long rides with mine. They're no heavier or more clunky to ride than a 60s Moulton, which many people would regard as a worthy machine!

 

[ianrauk]

I used to go on quite long rides with mine. They're no heavier or more clunky to ride than a 60s Moulton, which many people would regard as a worthy machine!

Agree.
I virtually lived on mine. Loved it. Swapped for a Grifter as I said above, got rid of that for a Coventry Eagle road bike.

 

[Jameshow]

You don’t really, we think everything from our childhood was amazing, the reality is that the Chopper was a complete load of crap

I was too young to have had one;👍

 

[gavgav]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales...h72ZUTwHEksfCCIVQGuFSWfSjF-olizwDz46OD3-bg_B4

 

[bobzmyunkle]

I remember friends staring into the bike shop window when they first came out. I was less impressed and aspired to very tall and wide cowhorns like the big lads.

 

[EltonFrog]

My brother offered to sell me his today for £700, I politely declined.

I think it’s been powder coated.

 

[kingrollo]

Waiting for the Di2 version (12 speed)