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

Spotted wharry riding over old st today, well, spotted the lush bike first. Bluequinn, what's the technical term for the colour of your bike? Looks like foil.

There was a thread about it somewhere, relating to a different framebuilder. It did have a name.
Basically the frame was chromed, then highly polished, masked off, then a translucent candy applied over it. Then the lugs were lined and decals applied, then a coat of clear.

The fact that the candy is applied over polished chrome means it scratches right off really easily. I touch it up with a red marker pen!

Ah cheers, blimey. Won't be asking (insert frame maker here) for a quote on that finish then!

This is one of my favourites, taken by a random Run spectator. If anyone has the look, it's this guy:

I totally agree with you josh mr.dog, you look the part, me thinks you must rock it more often :)

Spotted wharry riding over old st today, well, spotted the lush bike first.

My first spot... I feel a bit violated :S
I wasn't riding that bike today tho..

Spotted; Me in the background, lugging the motorbike up the hill!

Mc_Nebula (behind) made me chuckle every time I looked at him. I don't know...
He was more onto his own AC/DC tribute ride than Tweed Run.

This is EXACTLY what I thought I looked like.. in my head. Unfortunately the reality was a much shorter, less chiselled, ginger version.

He was a very dapper chap.

Mc_Nebula (behind) made me chuckle every time I looked at him. I don't know...
He was more onto his own AC/DC tribute ride than Tweed Run.

Ha. Not sure what to make of this...

It was all good. No need to be alerted. But you've made me giggle (not the first time).

Got any more pics of me? I've not seen many... only one other.

I'll send you the links when I find something on Flickr (I'm sure I've seen few)

Is this the worlds first Tweed photobomb?

I'll send you the links when I find something on Flickr (I'm sure I've seen few)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4517287781_a9283021a3.jpg

Thanks Kris :)

I'd do sex with you. Or apply moustache wax, whichever is more gentlemanly.

Also - the General looking dashing:

Found here:

http://www.photoshelter.com/c/geoffwaughphotos/gallery-slideshow/G0000XMQK0qY5SU0/?start=

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Is this the worlds first Tweed photobomb?

Haha! Nonce case alert!

Boy... boy! I mean to have you boy, even if it is to be burglary!

good reference..

A non cyclist colleague of mine just sent me the link to Sparky's Guardian article.

This made me happy.

(hello Ryanne)

Thanks Kris :)

Hahaha!

haha

So many awesome shots from Sat, esp. the one posted by Superprecise! And a couple of people around town are still flying their Tweed Run number plates. They didn't see me this morning, but I did an 'air-doff-of-the-cap' (bit like air-guitar, but more refined).

Most repeated conversation of the day...(I had this one about 10 times personally)

Random Pedestrian: "What is all this?"
One of us: "It's the Tweed Run."
Random Pedestrian: "Oooh! The Tweed Run. Look, it's the Tweed Run, they're all wearing tweed!"

perhaps a 'no shit Sherlock' is in order there?