Fabulous Prizes Provided by:
Menotomy Vintage Bicycle, Inc.
Broadway Bicycle School, Ltd.
Cambridge Bicycle
The Otherside Cafe
Hi-Rise Bakery
Chic Cyclists Choice Award Hankies by Initial Impressions
Non-Profit Sponsors:
Donations appreciated!
Mass Bike
Liveable Streets
Sources of Gear and Expertise:
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, MA
~ Article on Servicing English 3-Speeds
Rivendell ~ Lugged steel bicycles, wool clothing and leather saddles
Three Speed Bicycles
Menotomy Vintage Bicycle, Inc.
Broadway Bicycle School, Ltd.
Cambridge Bicycle
The Otherside Cafe
Hi-Rise Bakery
Chic Cyclists Choice Award Hankies by Initial Impressions
Non-Profit Sponsors:
Donations appreciated!
Mass Bike
Liveable Streets
Sources of Gear and Expertise:
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, MA
~ Article on Servicing English 3-Speeds
Rivendell ~ Lugged steel bicycles, wool clothing and leather saddles
Three Speed Bicycles
Other Tweed Rides and Vintage Bicycling Groups:
The London Tweed Run, Jan. 24, 2009
San Francisco Tweed
British Bicycling Club of Central New York
Gentleman Cyclist is "All things of interest for the refined bicycle enthusiast."
British Bicycles of Chicago
3-Speed Adventure Society
What to Wear
Tweed from The Garment District
A stylish ensemble from Second Time Around
Thoughts on style from the Tweed Cycling Club
High Performance ~ Wool?
Go to the dress code section:
http://www.3speedtour.com/
and for more ideas on what a British ride is all about:
http://www.abcetour.com/
Knitting Instructions for Fingerless Gloves
The London Tweed Run, Jan. 24, 2009
San Francisco Tweed
British Bicycling Club of Central New York
Gentleman Cyclist is "All things of interest for the refined bicycle enthusiast."
British Bicycles of Chicago
3-Speed Adventure Society
What to Wear
Tweed from The Garment District
A stylish ensemble from Second Time Around
Thoughts on style from the Tweed Cycling Club
High Performance ~ Wool?
Go to the dress code section:
http://www.3speedtour.com/
and for more ideas on what a British ride is all about:
http://www.abcetour.com/
Knitting Instructions for Fingerless Gloves
Followers
About Me
- T is for Tweed
- Boston, MA, United States
- Liberated an Hercules English 3-speed from a relation's basement. I thought hmm.. I wonder if it could still ride? BostonTweed (at) gmail (dot) com
"Don't sneer at old 3-speeds. They are serious bikes, built for serious use. They are meant for utilitarian cyclists, and they are still extremely appropriate for riders who don't usually go more than a few miles at a time. They are particularly at home in stop-and-go traffic, because they can be shifted even while stopped. Their English heritage: full fenders, oil lubrication, and totally enclosed gear system makes them relatively impervious to wet conditions. They may be heavy, but that is not because they were built to be cheap, but because they were built to endure extremely rough usage and neglect. Properly cared for, they will outlast us all."
Sheldon Brown at Harris Cyclery
Sheldon Brown at Harris Cyclery
I'll be there!
ReplyDeleteAlready went vintage shopping for my ensamble
Dearest Sir and/or Madame,
ReplyDeleteI trust this electronic communique finds you well. I write concerning recent correspondence indicating your intent to partake in travels via "bi-cycle".
To be certain, not half a fortnight has past since a colleague of the Burners upon Boston Concern indicated to me via written post that I have the option to participate in this unique excursion with you and your esteemed compatriots, which I fear is but half a lunar cycle away.
I am certain time is of the essence, as my trusted associate has warned repeatedly against delay in securing the required uniform and protective garb, indicating that even as I compose this, forces may be conspiring against my estate and its ability to secure the necessary tweed.
Though, I have heretofore considered dispatching my agent to the Dutch East Indies I believe it may fall upon me to seek out supplies within the Commonwealth, should I not have the wherewithal to employ a courier in these desperate times.
Thankfully, it would appear, through my fortunate association with a large banking and lending concern, I have secured a method by which, based on my personal reputation, I may borrow capital from a shared trust with a forbearance of the usury charges commonly associated with such a debt for a period of thirty days, thus allowing me to secure the necessary supplies.
I admit, gentlepersons, the decision to participate has weighed heavy on my mind this eve, but I shall accept.
Godspeed us on this journey and to a safe return.
-Mr. Sean P Esq.
By jove, this sounds like a jolly good time! If only the group weren't exclusionary on the basis of helmet usage, I would surely be there.
ReplyDeleteLive Free or Die!
Your humble servant,
Dread Pirate Grimlocke
As a fashionable character about town, I will find that the helmet requirement very much not in the spirit of the tweed. Burberry and Pendelton and J. Peterman would be severely pissed off. And I was going to fly back from Bogota for the ride.
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