Raleigh Grifter

A children’s bicycle with a twist-grip gear change, fat tyres and a broad padded saddle.

The Grifter followed the Raleigh Chopper and became one of the best-loved children’s bicycles in Britain in the late 1970s. BMX bikes then took over.

Materials: Steel, balloon tyres

Manufacture: Made in Nottingham.

The twist grip for the three gears in the right handlebar grip.

The broad saddle and fat tyres.

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