The Raleigh Chopper is a British children's bicycle produced from 1969 into the 1980s, distinguished by a long banana style seat, high rise handlebars and a car inspired center mounted gear lever. It became a cultural icon of 1970s Britain and one of the best known bicycle designs of its era, later revived in limited production for the collector and nostalgia market.
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SignificanceBecame a cultural icon of 1970s Britain; its design was influenced by chopped motorcycles that had themselves evolved from and caricatured American dirt track racing motorcycles. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderRaleigh Bicycle Company 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Raleigh Chopper
WikipediaLead paragraph, manufacturer sentence naming Nottingham, England
The Raleigh Chopper is a bicycle for children and young adults, manufactured and marketed by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England.
History section, trade-show and public-availability sentence
The Chopper was introduced at American trade shows in January 1969 but it was not until April 1969 when Raleigh Choppers were available for public to purchase.
Lead paragraph, cultural-icon sentence
It became a cultural icon, and its design was influenced by 'chopped' motorcycles which had themselves evolved from and caricatured American Dirt track racing motorcycles.
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