British cycling brand Raleigh has announced the return of its classic Chopper model, with the heritage brand revitalizing the limited-edition bike in a modernized fashion as it looks back at memories ...

The 84-year-old passed away at his home in Nottinghamshire, reports the BBC. The midlands city was the manufacturing home of the iconic Chopper, which became a "must have" item during the 1970s. The ...

Tom Karen, the man behind some of the UK's most recognisable designs, has died aged 96. Mr Karen died peacefully on New Year's Eve surrounded by his family. He was managing director of Letchworth's ...

A retro bike addict has admitted to hoarding a secret stash of Raleigh Choppers, worth a whopping £50,000. Perhaps even stranger is that Harry Potter, 27, shares his name with the fictional childhood ...

Raleigh created one of the most recognisable bikes ever produced, the Chopper, and today it announced it will be releasing a new version of the bike. Raleigh says fans have been demanding a new ...

This design classic of the 1970s was redesigned several times to overcome handling problems and was relaunched in 2004.Designed in the late 1960s by Raleigh employee Alan Oakley, [although some ...

It was as distinctive as the Penny Farthing and just as groundbreaking. The Raleigh Chopper bicycle, with its Harley Davidson-style handlebars, high-back saddle and oversized chunky back wheel, became ...

The designer who created the revolutionary Raleigh Chopper bicycle, which became a symbol of the 1970s, has died of cancer aged 85. Alan Oakley, who drew the initial design for the Chopper on the back ...

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