Alan Oakley, who has died aged 85, was the designer of the Raleigh Chopper, the absurd but beautiful bicycle that became the epitome of childhood chic in the 1970s. Oakley, then head of design at the ...

Ask any child of the 70s or 80s which bike they’d like to ride dressed in their flares, a tank top and oversized-collared shirt and the reply would be unanimous: the Raleigh Chopper. Its unique design ...

It represented joy, fun and freedom in the 70s - now Raleigh's most famous bike is back for a whole new generation, not to mention those who remember it the first time around. The Nottinghamshire ...

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The bike spent 35 years in a garden shed in Stratford-upon-Avon (Picture: Hansons / SWNS) A rusty Raleigh Chopper which was saved from being thrown in a skip has sold for hundreds of pounds at auction ...

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