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TECH NEWS
New Raleigh Chopper inspired by golden era of motorsport
A new limited edition Raleigh Chopper is designed to pay homage to a golden era of motorsport.
Featuring a small 16in front wheel, a 20in back wheel and ape hanger bars, the new Chopper takes basic components of the iconic British-designed bike and brings in some modern features like a denim two-piece saddle rather than the original super-long saddle design, a lightweight aluminium frame and Shimano 6-speed chainset. Oh, and the new Chopper doesn’t have the gearstick shifter of years gone by.
The 2015 Chopper follows the Mk 1 and Mk 2 Choppers of the 1970s, and several re-issues in the 2000s, including last year's limited edition Beano special.
This version is gloss black with gold graphics that are designed to evoke memories of Formula 1 motor racing.
“Big side burns, champagne-soaked podiums, BBC Grandstand, Murray Walker, burning rubber and big engines; these bad boys are set to tear up and down high streets this autumn,” say Raleigh. And we salute them for saying that.
The 2015 Chopper is set to retail for £250 and can be ordered via any Raleigh stockist. www.raleigh.co.uk.
Mat has been in cycling media since 1996, on titles including BikeRadar, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, What Mountain Bike and Mountain Biking UK, and he has been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. Mat has been road.cc technical editor for over a decade, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer. Now over 50, he's riding road and gravel bikes most days for fun and fitness rather than training for competitions.
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Maybe a new generation will take to it but to me that looks like poorly executed, John Player Special inspired, really rather lame pastiche of a MK II Chopper. It's a bitsa, a cobbled together selection from the parts bin that insults the memory of my 14th birthday.
But then really even the MK II was shite in reality.
I remember a mate slamming on the anchors and going THROUGH the handlebars. Oh how we laughed.
Argh, just remembered why we (and by "we" I mean the spectators, not my mate) laughed. As he lay on the ground in front of the bike, it didn't stop, travelled halfway up his back, then fell over. THEN we laughed.
Innocent times.
Liking the Lotus-themed paintjob, but £250 for a retro toy is a bit steep.
Besides, I was the generation that had the Raleigh Burner BMX. If they remade that then it might be a different matter...
like this:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/raleigh/mag-burner-replica-2011-bmx-...
still want one? They weren't really that great. I had one but always lusted after a PK Ripper or a Kuwahara.
It's not a chopper it's a pale imitation of the memory of a Chopper. They are cashing in on an iconic image and doing it very badly. Shame.
No gear stick ... the outrage ...
I was a grifter man myself !!!!
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