Raleigh Chopper Raleigh Chopper The Raleigh Chopper is a children's bicycle, a wheelie bike, manufactured and marketed in the 1970s by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England. Its unique design became a cultural icon and is fondly remembered by many who grew up in that period. The design was influenced by dragsters, "chopped" motorcycles, beach buggys, and even chariots, as can be seen on the centre page of the 1969 Raleigh US catalog. The Raleigh Chopper's design has been a constant debate, with claims by both Tom Karen of Ogle Design and Alan Oakley of Raleigh. The Chopper was designed in
The Bike Cooperative extended warranty programs, sales and management training, customer loyalty programs, and insurance savings. In 2010, The Bike Cooperative launched a bike store friendly ecommerce site. The Bike Cooperative The Bike Cooperative is a cooperative of specialty bicycle retailers throughout the United States. The cooperative is represented in 40 states by over 300 member stores that are independently owned and operated. Originally formed in 2003 as The Biking Solution, the organization’s core focus was to provide bicycle retailers with operational, advertising, and training programs and services to improve efficiencies, increase revenue, and maximize profitability. In the fall of 2008, the organization