cool or what? B)
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:o :clap: :w00t:
I had a blue one of those when I was a kid. :wub:
All the other kids on thier dragsters were sooo jealous. :lol:
Edit: I see they moved the gear shifter onto the handlebars to "comply with modern safety standards".
Thats a shame, because the old shifter looked just like a T bar auto gear selector from the muscle cars of the period. That was part of the chopper's style appeal back then.
:lol:
Where is the flexible 6 foot pole with the orange flag on top which is supposed to attach to the back of the seat?
Damn... just did the conversion to see what one would cost me here down under.
199.99 pounds = $490.79 aussie
OUCH!
:o
hobbes: Those flagpoles were an aftermarket extra.
I saw this the other day when i was in Halfords, it looked gorgeous. It reminded me of being a kid and looking at them in the shop window. All those shiny spokes and glossy paintwork. I so wanted one but nnnooooooooo I was a girl I had to have a stupid Raleigh 20 with a basket !!!!!!!!! so while all of my mates raced around the estate on Griffters and Choppers, I followed them round on my roller-skates becasue I was to embarraced to go out on my bike :">
Seeing the bike of my childhood dreams only makes those bitter memories harder to bear :(
awwww... poor Brenda :flowers:
That basket that was on your bike... was it the kind that had the pretty flowers on the front?
All the girls in my old neighbourhood had those on thier bikes... and the string safety thing over the back wheel, so thier dresses didn't get tangled in the spokes. :lol:
thats pretty hot but not that big of a deal, this guy around the corner from me had 2 or 3 bikes very similar 2 those, bran new 2 or 3 years ago, i was goin 2 buy one of them but didnt get the money b4 he moved <_<
ah thanks! it was a wire basket with a white leather satchel from what i recal, it didn't have the skirt safety thingy, but i wsn't allowed to wear a skirt anyway because i used to climb trees and end up ripping them :lol:Quote:
[i]Originally posted by uNz@4 May 2004 - 01:39
awwww... poor Brenda :flowers:
That basket that was on your bike... was it the kind that had the pretty flowers on the front?
All the girls in my old neighbourhood had those on thier bikes... and the string safety thing over the back wheel, so thier dresses didn't get tangled in the spokes. :lol:
born in 79 so i had this
http://www.muppetcentral.com/collect...eel_kermit.jpg
yah! :01: :lol: :D :P
I don't think you are sat on it correctly ;)Quote:
Originally posted by bujub22@4 May 2004 - 02:04
born in 79 so i had this
http://www.muppetcentral.com/collect...eel_kermit.jpg
yah! :01: :lol: :D :P
I don't think you are sat on it correctly ;) [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by Chevy+3 May 2004 - 22:11--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chevy @ 3 May 2004 - 22:11)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bujub22@4 May 2004 - 02:04
born in 79 so i had this
http://www.muppetcentral.com/collect...eel_kermit.jpg
yah! :01: :lol: :D :P
u diss'n my bigwheel! :huh: :angry: :P :D
Yeah those are pretty cool.....but thats the yuppie kid version. ;)
Kids around here have been choppin bikes like that for years.
Peace brotherdoobie
I want one..... :(
Hey, I had one of those :)Quote:
wasn't new when I got it though.
It was still damn cool in the eighties. Then it was unique as well. :D
Became even cooler with a piece o' cardboard strapped to the front tyre.
vruuuuuum! :D
Hey, I had one of those :)Quote:
Originally posted by SnnY+4 May 2004 - 13:03--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (SnnY @ 4 May 2004 - 13:03)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-(>Zero Cool<)@4 May 2004 - 00:57
cool or what? B)
wasn't new when I got it though.
It was still damn cool in the eighties. Then it was unique as well. :D
Became even cooler with a piece o' cardboard strapped to the front tyre.
vruuuuuum! :D [/b][/quote]
:lol: :lol: i use to use a soda can :D but sometimes it would pop the tire :(
I had one of those plastic beer mat things or a quenchy cup(anyone remember them? :P ). In saying all this I had a grifter, with a cool electronic horn that had a button you attached next to the grips on the handlebars....man those were sturdy bikes B)
I too had a bloody raleigh 20....mine was a nightmare to pedal and I hated the basket thingy...I wanted a racer meself.....
did you ever transport anyone in the basket, or did you have a cool teddy with speed goggles and a racing jacket up front? :)
sometimes its pants being a girlQuote:
Originally posted by sara5564@4 May 2004 - 19:12
I too had a bloody raleigh 20....mine was a nightmare to pedal and I hated the basket thingy...I wanted a racer meself.....
sometimes its pants being a girl [/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by brenda+5 May 2004 - 00:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (brenda @ 5 May 2004 - 00:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-sara5564@4 May 2004 - 19:12
I too had a bloody raleigh 20....mine was a nightmare to pedal and I hated the basket thingy...I wanted a racer meself.....
Pants ? :unsure:
Girl? :o
:helpsmile:
Cheesy wants a Tommahawk though i think, the choppers too big for him :P
What's a Grifter? :huh:Quote:
Originally posted by (>Zero Cool<)@5 May 2004 - 04:13
I had one of those plastic beer mat things or a quenchy cup(anyone remember them? :P ). In saying all this I had a grifter, with a cool electronic horn that had a button you attached next to the grips on the handlebars....man those were sturdy bikes B)
I've never heard of that term being applied to a bicycle before.
'Model of bicycle manufactured by Raleigh during the 1970s, midway between the Chopper and BMX in fashion chronology, but lacking the distinction of those two models. The Grifter line (largest to smallest) was: Grifter, Striker, Boxer.UK'
apparently :P
I am looking for a pic :)
ok got one
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other ones mentioned available <a href='http://www.stuffwelove.co.uk/chopper.htm]here :D
Hey.. thats a pretty funky lookin' bike! :)
Very much like a precursor to the BMX...
Thanks for that Zero. :D
*NOTE TO SELF* Start scouring the second hand shops for an old chopper frame...