Its a Chopper wanabe. Different (oval) downtube, bars, forks, chaingourd &c. Very interesting. The forks are identical to those found on the Phillips Mayflower from the same period. Raleigh rebranded the Chopper as manufactured by Rudge for certain markets such as South Africa and Rhodesia. Could it be a Phillips? I dont know when Raleigh aquired Phillips. Would love to inspect the headbadge and give the saddle a sniff.
I think the Chopper and Grifter were around at the same time. The Grifters wheels were the same size and the bike had more of a BMX look to it, but before BMX was around.
The grifter replaced the Chopper. The Chopper was to the Schwinn Stingray as the Grifter was to a BMX, ie a rather poorly designed and manufactured boat anchor based on a Raleigh Twenty/ Shopper. I am at least 327.5% sure that Dianas ride is not a Raleigh.
cougie
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d.j.
"Like a true nature's child,
We were born,
Born to drink mild"
""We decided it should be saved for the nation and also kept in East Anglia"
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Cats have nine lives. Which makes them ideal for experimentation.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/ ... 81/MTB.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/ ... rFrame.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/ ... rFrame.jpg
MTB:-http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/gaterz1981/MTB.jpg
HackBike:-http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/gaterz1981/DSCN1063.jpg
SummerBike:-http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/gaterz1981/SummerFrame.jpg
DrK
www.bikesthatfold.com - Bikes That Fold is a resource for the folding bike devotee.
Dumbo.
bagpuss
The Tracker replaced the chopper, I think, and was itself replaced by the Grifter.
I'm not a hundred per cent about this.
please pretend there's a horizontal line here. I couldnt work out how to put one in.
You stir my natural emotions
You stir my natural emotions
Dumbo.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/roads4bikes/
Very easy to wheelie. I could go all the way down Greengate Lane. A lovely bike.
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i always wanted to cycle to work - now i want to live further away