2009-01-24 Sat - The Tweed Run I

whats all this about then?

1. Teddy
   
2. Dancing james
   
3. Sharkstar
   
4. Dmczone
   
5. Coppithat
   
6. Edscoble
   
7. The bonk
   
8. Superprecise
   
9. Charco
   
10. Edmundro
    
11. Celadon
    
12. Mister k
    
13. Gustav
    
14. Nick
    
15. Harry
    
16. Alockett
    
17. Ved
    
18. Wools
    
19. Tricitybendix
    
20. Jeanmi + some (tbc)
    
21. Ektachrome
    
22. Shootthebreeze
    
23. Kattt
    
24. Velocityboy
    
25. Ladystardust (who still isn't registered)
    
26. JD
    
27. Wibble
    
28. tilover (coming from yorkshire)
    
29. non forum member lady (coming from canterbury)
    
30. JOL
    
31. t®um
    
32. PinkGottiMobbs
    
33. veLLo
    
34. Littigator.....HUZZAH!
    
35. Fresh
    
36. tex
    
37. miss socks
    
38. dan(j-d-s-h)
    
39. BlueQuinn
    
40. villa-ru
    
41. Fluff plus one
    
42. Cornelius Tweedfoot. (must buy tweed, must buy tweed, must buy tweed)
    
43. Spins esq.
    
44. stevo_com
    
45. Dapper Slag
    
46. Master Stringerman
    
47. Master Stringerman's footman (possibly gf)
    
48. andyp
    
49. OliDale (possibly with brother)
    
50. Van Damage
    
51. jar (tentative)
    
52. hillbilly! PISSED!
    
53. 1950:14 (Reliving the golden years!)
    
54. Ononelangster
    
55. 105champ
    
56. 105champ's wench
    
57. Hewitt (need some tweed first though)
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    62.Stix (In need of tweed too !)
    

I've just remembered some appropriate clothing, so I'm adding myself to the day. Huzzah!

1. Teddy
   
2. Dancing james
   
3. Sharkstar
   
4. Dmczone
   
5. Coppithat
   
6. Edscoble
   
7. The bonk
   
8. Superprecise
   
9. Charco
   
10. Edmundro
    
11. Celadon
    
12. Mister k
    
13. Gustav
    
14. Nick
    
15. Harry
    
16. Alockett
    
17. Ved
    
18. Wools
    
19. Tricitybendix
    
20. Jeanmi + some (tbc)
    
21. Ektachrome
    
22. Shootthebreeze
    
23. Kattt
    
24. Velocityboy
    
25. Ladystardust (who still isn't registered)
    
26. JD
    
27. Wibble
    
28. tilover (coming from yorkshire)
    
29. non forum member lady (coming from canterbury)
    
30. JOL
    
31. t®um
    
32. PinkGottiMobbs
    
33. veLLo
    
34. Littigator.....HUZZAH!
    
35. Fresh
    
36. tex
    
37. miss socks
    
38. dan(j-d-s-h)
    
39. BlueQuinn
    
40. villa-ru
    
41. Fluff plus one
    
42. Cornelius Tweedfoot. (must buy tweed, must buy tweed, must buy tweed)
    
43. Spins esq.
    
44. stevo_com
    
45. Dapper Slag
    
46. Master Stringerman
    
47. Master Stringerman's footman (possibly gf)
    
48. andyp
    
49. OliDale (possibly with brother)
    
50. Van Damage
    
51. jar (tentative)
    
52. hillbilly! PISSED!
    
53. 1950:14 (Reliving the golden years!)
    
54. Ononelangster
    
55. 105champ
    
56. 105champ's wench
    
57. Hewitt (need some tweed first though)
    62.Stix (In need of tweed too !)
    
58. snowy_again
    

...Oh go on, then - I've got a cracking flat cap which is begging to be worn sur velo.

1. Teddy
   
2. Dancing james
   
3. Sharkstar
   
4. Dmczone
   
5. Coppithat
   
6. Edscoble
   
7. The bonk
   
8. Superprecise
   
9. Charco
   
10. Edmundro
    
11. Celadon
    
12. Mister k
    
13. Gustav
    
14. Nick
    
15. Harry
    
16. Alockett
    
17. Ved
    
18. Wools
    
19. Tricitybendix
    
20. Jeanmi + some (tbc)
    
21. Ektachrome
    
22. Shootthebreeze
    
23. Kattt
    
24. Velocityboy
    
25. Ladystardust (who still isn't registered)
    
26. JD
    
27. Wibble
    
28. tilover (coming from yorkshire)
    
29. non forum member lady (coming from canterbury)
    
30. JOL
    
31. t®um
    
32. PinkGottiMobbs
    
33. veLLo
    
34. Littigator.....HUZZAH!
    
35. Fresh
    
36. tex
    
37. miss socks
    
38. dan(j-d-s-h)
    
39. BlueQuinn
    
40. villa-ru
    
41. Fluff plus one
    
42. Cornelius Tweedfoot. (must buy tweed, must buy tweed, must buy tweed)
    
43. Spins esq.
    
44. stevo_com
    
45. Dapper Slag
    
46. Master Stringerman
    
47. Master Stringerman's footman (possibly gf)
    
48. andyp
    
49. OliDale (possibly with brother)
    
50. Van Damage
    
51. jar (tentative)
    
52. hillbilly! PISSED!
    
53. 1950:14 (Reliving the golden years!)
    
54. Ononelangster
    
55. 105champ
    
56. 105champ's wench
    
57. Hewitt (need some tweed first though)
    62.Stix (In need of tweed too !)
    
58. snowy_again
    
59. Bristly Pioneer (what what)
    

I popped in to Oliver Spencer yesterday and scored myself a new tweed jacket for the ride - he's got a sale on...

http://www.oliverspencer.co.uk/

re: photographs, would Mr. Edscoble oblige?

I'm going to anyway, one digital and one tweed camera;

you better get some sepia film FTW

you better get some sepia film FTW

nah, colour really, since it's not hard to change it into black and white, sepia, etc. with the use of photoshop.

just need to bring at least 3 rolls of colour film (1 roll have 12 exposure of 6x6 size) and should be perfect.

If we can get a couple more ladies in jodhpurs fiddy and greasy can stage an 'At Home' with gluwein and Dinah Washington in the bicycle emporium. SW6 area. There's a garden for the rest of the bikes.

Is that me at number 58.I am Flatterd to be invited to your tweed ride.I will bring my camera for all you guys that like to strike a pose.I promise to try and keep a straight face upon seeing all you guys in full tweed costume.See-ya there.

joy

rapture

cool, see you there. you are welcome to laugh at my threadz.

I will be boycotting this ride due to it's offences against animal kind.

a bit of inspiration for outfits
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00gmxq9/Kill_It_Cook_It_Eat_It_Series_3_Deer/

I will be boycotting this ride due to it's offences against animal kind.

Cruelty to sheep by shaving them or the hunting/shooting connotations that tweeds bring up?

See-ya there.

I don't like homophobes.
And so I don't like you.

If you are there, and some one points you out to me the best you will get is me asking you some fucking akward questions an inch from your face. Give me a reason in person and you can either pick your teeth off the road or have a run in with the boys in blue.

That is a threat.

As Acting Secretary of the Tweed Cycling Club I'm charmed to have received an invitation to join this ride and I speak on behalf of the members in saying that we are delighted to accept.

I'll bring with me copies of the Club's 2009 programme of rides, fresh off the typewriter, for anyone interested in more than a temporary daliance in the world of elegant bicycling.

In the meantime, I'll submit for your appreciation this photograph of a handful of club members on an outing last summer. Note the single speed 1950s Berga taking pride of place in the foreground.

You'll find more at http://www.flickr.com/groups/tweedcc/ and http://tweed.cc

Cruelty to sheep by shaving them or the hunting/shooting connotations that tweeds bring up?

In my case because of the cruelty to this animal. Tweed causes chaffing in intimate places.

I will be boycotting this ride due to it's offences against animal kind.

Animals *are *invited.

Bristly, I think you're 64 me duck.

1. Teddy
   
2. Dancing james
   
3. Sharkstar
   
4. Dmczone
   
5. Coppithat
   
6. Edscoble
   
7. The bonk
   
8. Superprecise
   
9. Charco
   
10. Edmundro
    
11. Celadon
    
12. Mister k
    
13. Gustav
    
14. Nick
    
15. Harry
    
16. Alockett
    
17. Ved
    
18. Wools
    
19. Tricitybendix
    
20. Jeanmi + some (tbc)
    
21. Ektachrome
    
22. Shootthebreeze
    
23. Kattt
    
24. Velocityboy
    
25. Ladystardust (who still isn't registered)
    
26. JD
    
27. Wibble
    
28. tilover (coming from yorkshire)
    
29. non forum member lady (coming from canterbury)
    
30. JOL
    
31. t®um
    
32. PinkGottiMobbs
    
33. veLLo
    
34. Littigator.....HUZZAH!
    
35. Fresh
    
36. tex
    
37. miss socks
    
38. dan(j-d-s-h)
    
39. BlueQuinn
    
40. villa-ru
    
41. Fluff plus one
    
42. Cornelius Tweedfoot. (must buy tweed, must buy tweed, must buy tweed)
    
43. Spins esq.
    
44. stevo_com
    
45. Dapper Slag
    
46. Master Stringerman
    
47. Master Stringerman's footman (possibly gf)
    
48. andyp
    
49. OliDale (possibly with brother)
    
50. Van Damage
    
51. jar (tentative)
    
52. hillbilly! PISSED!
    
53. 1950:14 (Reliving the golden years!)
    
54. Ononelangster
    
55. 105champ
    
56. 105champ's wench
    
57. Hewitt (need some tweed first though)
    62.Stix (In need of tweed too !)
    
58. snowy_again
    
59. Bristly Pioneer (what what)[/quote]
    
60. Deluka - hope newbs welcome?
    

newbies are always welcome mate.

"newbies" n-ewwww-bies roweeeeeeena

So that how you call us (me)? eh?

Hmm all this talk of vintage steel has got me seriously reconsidering my choice of steed for the ride.
Do i:
A) Run my perfectly serviceable 71carlton corsa 5speed(well, 4 atm)
or
B) Batter my credit card to get my early 60's pennine marilyn conversion sorted?
Would involve sourcing 27" track wheels, tyres + bottom bracket and crank + headset + brake lever, cables = ftw
hmm, metallic lilac or pitted chrome...?