Raleigh Bicycle Company the mid-1960s, TI–Raleigh owned Brooks (one of the oldest saddle makers in the world), Sturmey-Archer (pioneer of 3-speed hubs), and Reynolds (maker of 531 tubing). Carlton, which had been unable to make inroads in the USA market after a failed rebranding deal with Huffy, found success in the late 1960s by recasting itself as "Raleigh-Carlton", a Raleigh-logo'd bike with some Carlton badging, and using the US dealer network to import and distribute bikes. The Raleigh Chopper was designed by Nottingham native Alan Oakley, though this has been disputed by Cambridge designer Tom Karen. The Chopper was patented in the UK
Chopper City in the Ghetto Chopper City in the Ghetto Chopper City in the Ghetto is the fourth studio album by American rapper B.G. released April 20, 1999, on Cash Money Records and Universal. It spawned the top 40 hit "Bling Bling". The album features production by Mannie Fresh and appearances by Baby, The Big Tymers, Lil Wayne and Juvenile. It debuted at number 9 on the "Billboard" 200 for first week sales of over 140,000 copies, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 23, 1999 with over one million copies sold in the United States, making it B.G.'s