yes. i had the original Raleigh Chopper in the early 70’s, the proper one with the gear stick in the ‘crutch interface’ position although i didn’t off road with that.
I then remember going to Gamleys toy shop in Sutton in 1976 with my mum who bought me a Raleigh ‘racer’ as we called them then as a reward for passing my 11+. cost was about £49 IIRC.
I rode this on road for a couple of years but then the ‘tracker’ craze came in and I bought some tracker bars and knobbly tyres and road off road. Mainly on ‘Track 40’ which is on Belmont/Banstead Downs but we also used to go as far afield as Box Hill to ride off road.
I remember using my mums spoons to change tyres and one tyre having 17 (yes seventeen) patches on it.
3 speed Sturmey Archer gears and I don’t think they went wrong the whole time I had it.
Only lost interest when I reached 16 and got a moped, then a motorbike, then a car, then a wife etc. (although not all at 16).