Cream Earl Grey - Fuel for Tweed Cycling!

Posted May 12th, 2009 by Amy Walker

(Credit: Dustin Jensen)

(Credit: Dustin Jensen)


I'm in love with the tweed cycling movement which started appropriately in Saville Row in London and is capturing the sartorial imaginations of cyclists in cities and towns around the globe, most recently in Chicago and San Francisco. 

Momentum has been dressing up in tweed for a while now. Check out the following links to tweedy articles from Momentum. While riders take the spirit of dressing "dandy" in many directions on these rides, wool is the ultimate fibre for the tweed ride, and the "return to rational dress" signifies a celebration of more than just dressing up in nature's best fibres.

Upcoming Tweed rides are planned for Sydney and....????

Let us know about your tweed run - and send us photos!

My favourite tweed ride libation is a loose-leaf cream earl grey with milk and honey. On that note, here's some music celebrating the drink which best accompanies a tweed ride:

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Tweed Rides Around the World

catcubed's picture
On May 12th, 2009 catcubed says:

I have been cataloguing Tweed Rides around the world past and present on the SF Tweed Events page. If anyone is hosting their own Tweed Ride and I missed it, please let me know as I'd love to promote it.

What a fabulous site you have!

Amy Walker's picture
On May 13th, 2009 Amy Walker says:

It was your site that prompted me to post!
Thanks so much for your work in ... ahem ... weaving all of this together!

Let us know if we can help in any way.

Amy

Eugene, OR Tweed Ride

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On May 26th, 2009 shanerh says:

We've had two in Eugene so far, sadly I haven't made either but have my homemade tweed knickers all ready to roll for the next one!

Here's a blog post with some links to a flickr album of the ride:

http://archivalclothing.blogspot.com/2009/04/eugene-tweed-ride-v2.html

Don't forget Minneapolis

On November 5th, 2009 mplsman says:

In Minneapolis there is plenty for every one. No matter what kind of riding you are into there is a group passionate about it. Check the Tweed! http://www.mndaily.com/multimedia/slideshows/2009/10/25/mill-city-tweed-...