2009-01-24 Sat - The Tweed Run I

Hey miss socks, if it's a tweed cap with a top button, and a snapper at the front, and mustard silk lining it's mine!

sounds like it! i have it safe on the hatstand, we can arrange a reuniting forthwith!

roxy, your pictures are ace! i'm glad that someone had a few of me, as it turns out the only picture i took all day was one of smeear wearing my crochet moustache...haha.

Another vote for Roxy's photos. enjoyed them so much that I had to stop lurking and register to show my appreciation. Some other great photos out there too.

Looked like a superb day. Only wish I could have been there. Oh well, next time...........

In there, p120. Not a good piccie though.
I'm in the process of traning the next generation of Tweed Runners, I believe it has a bright future:

She's a natural!

@Roxy, your pictures are great!

Yep, brilliant set of pics Roxy. Really great stuff.

OK I put a report onto my blog. Roxy I linked to your pics!

Cheers for the kit wayno and Dancing James!
DJ, I'm sorry man.. I put that tweed jacket in the wash with my collection of frilly pink undies and now it's a pastel pink tweed jacket..
;)

Thanks to Teddy and everyone on this here forum who made it such an unforgettable day. What a splendid bunch!
Well done to all the people who got some superb pictures... Roxy...amazing
and to Henry for getting the vid done so quick... got a feeling mine may take a little longer.

lookin' good, boys (and girls..)

Can a chap have too much fun? I simply haven't stopped grinning all day.
Thank you so much to everyone who arranged, organized, sponsored and marshalled; it was a truly perfect day. I was lucky enough to win the Huntsman tie and I'm too scared to put it on! Far too refined for a tramp like me...
You were all so welcoming (I came up from Folkestone) it's a very, very fine thing that you have going on. Hurrah and Huzzah.

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Just wanted to put my two cents in and say thanks for making an American girl feel so welcome and for showing me a dashing good time!

oh my god,

cant believe i missed this, pesky missus....moving into her house...buying furniture.....did she not know there was a tweed run on.

I will definitely do the next one though. look forward to meeting you all and getting drunkered.

@Roxy, really nice to meet you and so many other names from the forum. I am in picture 9803.

I will have my pictures on a memory stick for saaf drinks tomorrow night, if anyone brings their notebooks they can load up the goodies. Will also have a stonking shot from outside the pub to present to the manger. Corney, can you do the honours?

Wonderful, wonderful day. I cannot help smirking every time I think of it. And Dancing James; you is the man!

I think I saw a dude from the tweed run when I was buying some meat in East Dulwich. Anyone on here?

may have been me dude as i had to return a rented DVD (Remains of the Day) before heading in.

anyway, Teddy, well done dude that was a brilliant day. have never liked the CM style roll through the centre of the big smoke but the turn out, and the way people were turned out, just made that so much fun.

thanks to all who took part. was a fucking great laugh.

Well done everyone!

Lovely to see old friends - and meet new acquaintances - spiffing weather, great route, surprisingly nice police, some fantastic overheard snippets of conversation ("it's like a nightmare out of a Smiths video" and "I recently made a delightful picallili. Turned out a real treat"), the stunning bikes on show, and not to mention the marvellous standard of dress; the bar has been set high for the next(?!) event.

It's a rare - and uplifting - moment when you see an immaculately turned-out olive tweedster glide past on a HHSB rocking an arrospoke.

A memorable day, Chapeau to Teddy for organising - and the sponsors, marshals, and staff at the venues!

Now, hands up who's keeping the mutton chops or 'tache for work tomorrow?...

I'm orf out to the balcony with a nice relaxing pipe and a pot of tea to finish an absolutely tip top weekend

thanks everyone, had a great day

Throughtout the whole of today a smile has come across my face everytime i have had a snapsnot in my minds eye of the tweed run. The pictures of the day are amazing and capture the mood and hunger for more of the same perfectly. As others before me have said the looks on peoples faces were priceless even patsy kensit had to do a doubletake (my friend swore it was her near oxford street). Riding through charing cross we passed a restaurant or sandwich bar that had window seats facing outwards, i am sure i spotted two people holding their sandwiches four inches from their mouths with their mouths open but unable to move because they were in shock at all the tweed whizzing or gliding past.
My only criticism of the event was that, now you know thats a joke right? :-) because i dont think that word could be included in any sentence with reference to the event. I have been on a high all day. I feel very lucky. yesterday i met, looked at , spoke to and shared a laugh with some very nice people. May i say Thank you to teddy and everybody involved in the organising and smooth running of the day.
Now that we are tweeded up and understand the benefits of coarsely woven wool on wintery days we should do more - we can look upon it as the 'season to tweed'.
The competition for most horny chap and chappette has been voided,,,, its just too close to call, you lot scrub up niiiiice.
Thank you for my prizes my mum and dad are going to be mega chuffed when i tell them.

Can anyone give me a link to Roxy's photos? Thanks.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roxysreal/sets/72157612934832373/

blimey! coppiThat you've made my thank you look quite sad. I shall have to do better next time. once again, great day

blimey! coppiThat you've made my thank you look quite sad. I shall have to do better next time. once again, great day

no not at all, my version just had gears , two brakes and the required cables :-)

Can anyone give me a link to Roxy's photos? Thanks.

All photos are in one place:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/lfgsstweedrun/

I'll have to get that version. I've only got an old frame to work with. And that has a problem getting out of bed in the mornings