Nostalgia quest

soup said:

Everyone seems to remember "The Chopper", but how many remember "The
Tomahawk", had one of these as a child but do not remember much about
it did anyone have one? Any links, any memories?

Old type with one piece seat/saddle rather than the modern two part
seat/saddle.
One piece:-
http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-180-002-304-C

Two piece :-

http://www.cycleways.com/store/store.asp?action=show_product&prodcode=23757
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yours S
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I was too small for a Chopper
so I got a Chipper one Christmas aged 4 or 5
I learnt to ride it on the wreck across the road from where I lived...

I can still remember the amazing feeling I got when I started to pedal
without stabilisers on...

soup said:

Everyone seems to remember "The Chopper", but how many remember "The
Tomahawk", had one of these as a child but do not remember much about it
did anyone have one? Any links, any memories?

I'm pretty sure one of my children had one, sort of midway between the
"learner" bike with stabilisers and the first "real bike" (which was a
mini racer, with five gears and drops bars, I think). The Tomahawk was
about ninth hand and was passed on to a neighbour's kid in due course.
I recall it was a sort of metallic blue colour, with a black plastic
seat. We would have it round about 1985 or thereabouts?

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Quoted message said:

Everyone seems to remember "The Chopper", but how many remember "The
Tomahawk", had one of these as a child but do not remember much about it
did anyone have one? Any links, any memories?

Get one for £16.00

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Original-Raleigh-Tomahawk-mini-chopper_W0QQitemZ6555999944QQcategoryZ420QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Rodders

Brian G said:

soup said:

Everyone seems to remember "The Chopper", but how many remember
"The Tomahawk", had one of these as a child but do not remember
much about it did anyone have one? Any links, any memories?

I'm pretty sure one of my children had one, sort of midway between the
"learner" bike with stabilisers and the first "real bike" (which was a
mini racer, with five gears and drops bars, I think). The Tomahawk
was about ninth hand and was passed on to a neighbour's kid in due
course. I recall it was a sort of metallic blue colour, with a black
plastic seat. We would have it round about 1985 or thereabouts?

Googling about seems it was first out in'72 so ninth hand does not seem
too much of an exageration. I think I had mine, '73 or '74 something
like that, probably new no idea what happened to it.
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This post contains no hidden meanings, no implications and certainly no
hidden agendas so it should be taken at face value. The wrong words
may be used this is due to my limitations with the English language .

yours S
Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione

soup said:

Everyone seems to remember "The Chopper", but how many remember "The
Tomahawk", had one of these as a child but do not remember much
about it did anyone have one? Any links, any memories?

I had a Grifter. I wasn't cool enough for a Chopper.

Chris
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