2010-04-10 Sat - The London Tweed Run 2

I wish we had something like this in Manchester!

Do what I do.

1. Buy tweed clothing.

2. Put tweed clothing on.

3. Ride around waving at people.

Try it.
It's great fun!

As I am off the bike for 10 days the tweed is definitely being worn.

and that's the way it is.

Is it the movie on youtube, or is it a longer cut?

it's 12 miles of style, part of the riding the long white cloud programme on friday at 9:30 pm.

it's only been screened privately so far, and isn't on the internet.

I wish we had something like this in Manchester!

Could be organised fairly easily...

tell jacqui and teddy that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i double dare you.

it's 12 miles of style, part of the riding the long white cloud programme on friday at 9:30 pm.

it's only been screened privately so far, and isn't on the internet.

I'm aching to see it.

DVD any time soon?

tell jacqui and teddy that,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i double dare you.

Apols, was referring more to an informal ride in tweed (needs date, place and route) as opposed to the excellence that was had in London.

Oh hai Mark!

Sorting out some photos, I found some from the Tweed Run this year.

Will there be a tweed christmas hunt this year? had great fun last year and I now have a bike for it :)

Hey Cedywedy - we've been thinking about it, so stay tunned. All the mince pies about now were making me think about it quite a bit this week. (i cant stomach them at all now)

I wish we had something like this in Manchester!

Yo, 1978 - just come down for it. If you do I'll ensure you get a ticket. Nothing compares to London I promise..do you really need an excuse?? Come.

Article in this months Cycling Plus about Tweed run

Article in this months Cycling Plus about Tweed run

This month?!

Cannot wait for the next one.

Yep this month, also spotted Luificer, and myself too, Vello was on the main page too.

someone scan it then, wanna see!

Cheap twat, Owen!

Go out and buy a copy!

Big Daddy Wayne is visible too, as is Aroogah.

http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2011/01/boss-tweed-changing-streets-one-dandy.html

Cheap twat, Owen!

Go out and buy a copy!

Big Daddy Wayne is visible too, as is Aroogah.

i cant read

Hello all, a bit premature but I was wondering if there were any plans afoot for the next Tweed run. Being my birthday today (29 - again) the missus brough me a lovely Brooks Swift to finish off the Mercian build. I am now very much looking forward to partaking in the next Tweed run.

I've long wondered why people consider so-called "tweed rides" a form of bicycle advocacy or how they're supposed to make normal people want to start cycling. Sure, when I see a bunch of white people dressed up like it's the 1800s I think of a lot of things, but none of them are cycling-related and most of them are bad. Just a few things that spring to mind for me are:

--Colonialism
--Segregation
--Child Labor
--Sexual Repression
--Polio

BSNY

Not a fan then Festus? I've not done one yet but everyone seems to have fun. Doesn't that make people want to get involved? It sure gets a lotta media coverage for something which puts normal people off cycling...

that's a quote from BikeSnob.. Hence the BSNY

Sigh - I miss the good old days too

I've long wondered why people consider so-called "tweed rides" a form of bicycle advocacy or how they're supposed to make normal people want to start cycling. Sure, when I see a bunch of white people dressed up like it's the 1800s I think of a lot of things, but none of them are cycling-related and most of them are bad. Just a few things that spring to mind for me are:

--Colonialism
--Segregation
--Child Labor
--Sexual Repression
--Polio

BSNY