A chopper bicycle is a highly customized
bicycle whose design, construction and style is similar to that of a
chopper-style motorcycle.
About
While the term "chopper" is generally used to describe a
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruisin ...
or bicycle that has had some of its original parts replaced with custom parts, today's definition has grown to include custom motorcycles and bicycles that are low to the ground, usually with extended forks creating a long front end. Even as commercial interests are taking note of the popularity of choppers and expanding their lines, most riders of choppers have hand built choppers and encourage others to make their own. Arguably, a bought 'chopper' is not a 'chopper' at all because no chopping was done, only a commercial transaction.
[Tucker, Karen Iri]
"Tall-bike clubs live free, ride high, and don't want your stinking logo"
''Village Voice'', Mar 14, 2006. Accessed Jun 9, 2010.
There are various
cycling
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from tw ...
groups and clubs around the world that feature chopper bicycle riders, such as the
SCUL SCUL (formerly an acronym for Subversive Choppers Urban Legion) is a Boston-area bicycle chopper gang that builds and rides mutant bicycles, chopper bicycles, and tall bikes.
Spun off of a group called the Flying Donuts, SCUL was founded in Bost ...
and
C.h.u.n.k. 666
C.H.U.N.K. 666 (or CHUNK 666, C.H.V.N.K. DCLXVI) is a tall bike and chopper bicycle club based in Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York. They formed in the early 1990s and were active into the 2000s.
The activities of C.H.U.N.K. 666 include bui ...
. Such groups encourage all chopper bicycle riders to join them on rides celebrating different events and holidays.
See also
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List of bicycle types
This list gives an overview of different types of bicycles, categorized by function (racing, recreation, etc.); number of riders (one, two, or more); by construction or frame type (upright, folding, etc.); by gearing (single speed, derailleur ...
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Outline of cycling
:''This article is an outline about the activity of cycling. For an outline about bicycles themselves, see outline of bicycles.''
:The following ''outline'' is provided as an overview of, as well as a topical guide to cycling:
Cycling, al ...
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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 ...
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Wheelie bike
A wheelie bike, also called a dragster, muscle bike, high-riser, spyder bike or banana bike, is a type of stylized children's bicycle designed in the 1960s to resemble a chopper motorcycle and characterized by ape hanger handlebars, a ban ...
References
External links
CRUD- The chopper riding urban dwellers of
San Francisco
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