General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Joe Maplin, I also wanted a Chopper bike for Christmas, but I didn't even get a new bike of any kind.
I remember a couple of lads had Choppers and I had quite a number of goes on them. But, to be honest, they looked far better than they were. In fact, they were rubbish! I thought that I would be polite and not use other words to describe them. Basically, they were uncomfortable, slow and slowed down very quickly as soon as you stopped working hard on those pedals - rubbish for long distances. Best bicycle, especially for those long distances and speed, was a Claud Butler racing bike. But, the Chopper looked "cool!"