Spacehoppers

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Anyone know where we can get one? We missed out on them first time round (as we are so old). Anyone know where we can get one, possibly second-hand, but in good condition. Don’t want to risk a blow-out. I seem to remember seeing orange ones. Did they come in any other colours? Any recommendations on air pressure gratefully received.

(PS Don’t suggest Ebay as we can’t work it).

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Try eBay…:wink:

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Thanks, but we already said we are too technophobic to work ebay.

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You can get blue, yellow and union jack spacehoppers…on ebay!

I ain’t that hard to bid!

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The mother lode!
http://www.tsttoys.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=45

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Thanks 5150, We`ll get onto this!

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Try this!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-RETRO-70s-BLUE-Space-HOPPER-A1-Condition_W0QQitemZ330238975013QQihZ014QQcategoryZ106631QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Thanks Captain Chaos, blue is not our first choice of colour, never liked it since writing off my parents blue Escort estate back in the 70s. Thanks anyway, it`s the thought that counts!

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The toy shop The Entertainer, had the original orange ones in store last year for about £10, dont know if they still have them, they also have an online shop but cant find them on there either, only ones with Cars, Thomas the Tank Engine or Disney Princesses on them!

http://www.thetoyshop.com/Toys/Outdoors/GamesSports.jsp

I just got myself a Cadburys purple one, by collecting the tokens on the Mini Rolls packet, if that helps :Whistling:

:smiley:

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Try Toys R us, i’m sure they used to have them.

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Thanks Joolz, where can you get Mini Rolls? Since you mentioned Disney, any idea where we can get a Winnie the Pooh football, Disney with the word Smoby beneath? Our dog just eat the one belonging to next doors kids, so embarassing.:blush:

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The original ones were orange…My younger brother got one for Christmas and I was charging around on it. He was lying,face down , on the floor and I decided to ‘hop’ over him. It all went wrong and I landed on the back of his head - breaking his nose on the floor in the process. In my defense, I was only 28 at the time:w00t: no not really but was still to old to be on the bloody thing:D

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Sorry to hear that Whistler, maybe you should have fitted stabilisers.:slight_smile:

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LOL!! :w00t:

I took mine on the kids trampoline, talk about launch pad! But in my defense, im only 37! All good fun, but did i ache the next day! :stuck_out_tongue:

PS. Cadburys Mini Rolls you can get in any supermarket, but you have to eat quite a few to get the tokens you need for a SpaceHopper! :smiley:

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Thanks Jools, off to the 24hr Tescos now!

You folk are so supportive, I feel a warm glow of pride to be part of the motorcycling brotherhood/sisterhood, puts community care to shame.:unsure: