In The Beginning.... Forum History.

Also of note - the first couple of Tweed Runs where it was a bunch of fixie skidders with the odd thrift shop bit of moth-eaten tweed rampaging round town.
One of the early overnights to Brighton - had people round for dinner, then at midnight (to slightly incredulous reactions from wife and guests), changed and jumped on the bike to meet @Oliver Schick et al at Balham tube. Brighton by dawn(ish) and train back. Great ride.

Mortal internet enemies

Yeah so many keyboard warriors.

Only one case of a punch up.

But amazing friends, and many amazing people who help each other without having ever met.

That first tweed run was amazing. Rolling round the corner into (was it???) Hanover square, thinking it would be just a bunch of forum bods and then seeing the mass of tweed ensconced cyclists that teddy had brought there, was a sight to behold!

That was such a good ride!

That is a whole chapter in the book.

A perfect response, thanks my man. I can't even remember how ended up here back in 2008 but it was definitely East Drinks where I met real life people in the flesh for the first time and truly discovered what a bunch of hilarious, generous, enthusiastic, degenerate pissheads lurk on here. From there on in it was rides and polo and weird parties in warehouses and naked Dogsballs and who knows what other shenanigans. I dip in and out these days but there will always be a place in my heart for this sordid enclave. Viva La LFGSS!

Wow! And some are still active!

Who's this @hippy guy?!

wow! just awesome!!
following the site just recently and i can feel theres something cool here now and in the past!
good stuff, funny stuff, informative stuff,

I've only been on here proper for about 18 months, lurked for a long time before that. Hearing about the glory days, I wish I'd joined sooner. But having been on a badgers ride and met a few of you around the city, I can confirm the spirit is still alive. It's a bunch of really wonderful, generous people who go out of their way to help anyone else who loves bikes.

Been enjoying this thread in honour of the first tweed run and the love of lists here's the line up from that ride some people no longer with us sadly keep up the good work peace and love

Teddy
Dancing james
Sharkstar
Dmczone
Coppithat
Edscoble
The bonk
Superprecise
Charco
Edmundro
Celadon
Mister k
Gustav
Nick
Harry
Alockett
Ved
Wools
Tricitybendix
Jeanmi + some (tbc)
Ektachrome
Shootthe(Super8)Tweedze
Kattt
Velocityboy
Ladystardust (who still isn't registered)
JD
Wibble
tilover (coming from yorkshire)
non forum member lady (coming from canterbury)
JOL
t®um
PinkGottiMobbs
veLLo
Littigator.....HUZZAH!
Fresh
tex
miss socks
dan(j-d-s-h)
BlueQuinn
villa-ru
Fluff plus one
Spins esq.
stevo_com
Dapper Slag
Master Stringerman
Cornelius Tweedfoot. (must buytweed, must buy , must buy tweed
Master Stringerman's footman (possibly gf)
andyp
OliDale (possibly with brother)
Van Damage
jar (tentative)
hillbilly! PISSED!
1950:14 (Reliving the golden years!)
Jesus Christ our lord and saviour
105champ
105champ's wench
Hewitt (need some tweedfirst though)
58.Stix (In need of tweed too !)
snowy_again
Bristly Pioneer (what what)
Deluka - hope newbs welcome?
tVeedtVeed
Big Red Monocle
SlimJim
MJS. I'll bring my Kodak Brownie.
eyebrows, i live for tweed
Jim Jones
Sir Pirat of Rawlinson End
EtonWill (in borrowed clobber)
dante
miss kitty valentine
Barbados
Crowbar
Clever Pun
gormley
Andyfallsoff
purple_tom
motman
Hamst*r
Paperboy
Mrs Littigator (double huzzah!)
Master Harry Hudson Esq.
Bruno (of Bruno and Dave)
Dave (The Singing Pie) (of Bruno and Dave)
Gwyndreth Scissorhands
Simpson79
philjay
morgasm !
uncleyacov
JAH tweed
Master Addie of Le Menton
Lord Atomic of the A.
The Rt Honourable David the Sprocketeer
Lord Duncan of Donut! (depending)
Lady Amelia of Beardly-Moustache (probably)
Elguapo, aint comin without it)
goodhead
Count Mobi von Dog
Bareknuckle Pugilist Wayne
Dilworth
moog tweed accessories)
mowgster (needing tweeding)
Lego
Wardamercy + 1
Bobs Dids
marcoisapolo
George Sportif Esquire
mmccarthy (hopefully getting some tweed tomorrow, can you get a tweed t-shirt? =P)
mullerbugs
smeear (ooops forgot to add my name) ill be there with some goodie
Crispin Glover Don't have any tweed though. I have a slim volume of poetry though.
BigFatAl
Jayloo!
Le car (if I can fit my basket on my gitane)
115 Wharry
jonny
jashburnham
evennumbers
sol ( on and off though )
Karen
Cake
RENE
yebo
yebos wench and / or yebo's mate pete
Samuel Dodger Esquire.
supersim65 (Si) +1
BurtReynolds531 + 1
Toby
Riviera Beau-Regarde
Babar
arvy
Sir Brett of Cant B Arsed
somebody
134.Skydancer (In cricket whites)
The lady Judie
Curlyollie
Dr Nosh
pie
jc garcia + 1
Oh I fucking suppose I'll be there.. hiccup
Punkpixel. Ok I am in
Dammit
143.Organicorigin
Benjamin Duke of Broomfield (photoben - yes Duke is my middle name).

Although funerals are awful 50-14's send off was one of this forum's finest moments

It was great to meet you that day.

So many big names and dearly departed on that list. Thanks for posting Tim.
Was my first forum event(I lurked for a long time and turned down many ride invites), crippling anxiety back then prevented me for attending anything previously but an excuse to dress like a tosser won me over. Honestly, now I think about it I’d be in a much different place in life without this forum and all of y’all fine people.

My parents even turned up in full tweeds(cos my pa is a genuine old style bumpkin) and handed out flapjacks before the start.
I think I nervously traded a stem with @edscoble that day as well.

@HatBeard I loved and hated that ride 😂😂😂😂 but really just loved it.

I tried to upload the photo of us walking up Ditchling but FB won't let me save to my phone. Think. You can find it?

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😂

That was a brutal and cold ride

It was actually going down Archway, before suicide bridge. Was definitely going a lot quicker than I'd like to have been going for my chainring to snap and fold over.

hey corndog I remember that too. was outside the Siobahn Davies Dance Studios in Elephant. Your sweet Soma was parked up outside when I left.

I had already joined the forum and like @mashton had heard about it in the 'special interests' section of whatever forum a number of us were on. didn't visit again after joining here but there were names like firsthippy, mashtonian, samsonite, jonnywilkinson that all switched across.

first time met many from here in person was on the Dunwich Dynamo 2007. Rode some of the way with John Ma3k and last section with @hippy. Just looked back at the old thread for it and some great names from back then and some still around - Stompy, DDM, Brett, Rob Slamm, Roberto, Scott (BRP), Tommy (the Brick) and many others.

have made some lifelong friends on here and have a few lifelong friends from prior to this place join it.

this place remains excellent. and always new faces, new bikes and new shit in general keeping it fresh.

Another lovely list from the London classic in 2012 great list of names always a strong forum presence on those great rides peace and love

Jah Tim
Citron
Ab440
almac68
skive
Tiswas
Laner
Dammit
william1984
jb000
Dropout
braker
fussball
Bernie
BenJam
Twist305
Duroy
youramericanlover
foiegrashellscape
Nigel182
50/14
Zebs
KT Bee
Sumo
dublinkevin
Heythropbikepolosoc ON IT
Soul
Digger
29, poots
Samuelson
Jingle Jangle
Mrs Jingle Jangle
Dogpants
Sammy Dodger
JaRyder
mschris
'swine
Yasi
Skully
pistol
PoleOnaBike
torker
OLC
villa-ru
Big Dave
Cupcakes
Woodie
stev0
49 Wobboy
Themefrom90210
Munky
Blackfoot
Ludd
53 Prav
Doctor Cake
Howard

He's a very naughty boy

Oh so it was after pizza? For some reason I thought it was just by The Woodman pub. Either way it was pretty rad.

Either way it was pretty rad.

Less rad was the maths geeks ride, or rides, to Bletchley

A slow one lead by Object given a head start by the fast group led by 6 pt.

The fast group passed the slow group at St Albans, 6 pt offering The Finger, while the slows were drinking coffee at an Italian place.

We were denied entry to Bletchley Park by a jobsworth so all went to the pub.

Just had a great forum ride memory; razzing around the Marathon course before they closed the roads (well, maybe some were already closed), fastest 28 miles I’ve ever done, must have been about 2010?

That was a great ride.

Early gathering on Blackheath.
Evadind the road closures
Lovely weather

Undulating route

The one where DJ managed to get a Hiya on national news?

A few random images from my lfgss folder. I found this one hilarious but I can't remember why?

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