Thousands more queued online and waited for the website to go live at 12pm for their chance to purchase one of the brand new Raleigh Choppers, modelled on the iconic bike released in the 1970s.
The Raleigh Chopper, with its odd-sized wheels and tall handlebars, was the classic bike every child wanted in the '70s and '80s. Harry Potter, of Barmouth, Gwynedd, would be the envy of them all.