Fourth Annual Philadelphia Tweed Ride Wrap Up

Prize winners! by Damon 1st Place 2nd Place Most Magnificent Millinery: Catherine Gabor Most Marvelous Moustache: Nick Eero Most Stylish Steed: Quas James Most Snappy Lass: Amanda Samantha Most Dapper Chap: John Craig

Fourth Annual Philadelphia Tweed Ride: November 19th, 2011

Third Anuual Philadelphia Tweed Ride: A brilliant display!

Third Annual Philadelphia Tweed Ride

Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 12pm

Most Dapper Chap

Most Snappy Lass

Most Stylish Steed (best/most period correct bicycle)

Most Marvelous Moustache

A note to Tweed Riders:



The Third Annual Philadelphia Tweed Ride is upon us! Dust off your finest woolens and tighten your chains. It's going to be a jolly good time.



Here are some final logistical points to know to make your day tip-top:



Registration starts at 12 noon at Waterworks. This year YOU are voting for the prize winners, so when you sign in you'll receive a numbered spoke card, a raffle ticket, and a ballot sheet to be handed in at the end of the ride at the Memphis Taproom. Use your time mingling at Waterworks to eye up the dog's bollocks in each category.

You must be at the Memphis Taproom when the prizes are announced to win.



The sheet will also contain a cue sheet for the route so you don't get lost. This means that there's no reason to run red lights or ride like a tosser. You'll always know where to go next. ( a preview of the route can be found above )



The Memphis Taproom will be offering a drink and food special for $15 which consists of two beers and a meal.The beers for the special will be restricted to two styles being served on the patio and the meal will have one meat and one vegan option.

The food will be served in the dining room in small parties (eat with some new friends) and the special price does not include gratuity so please tip your server based on a $9 menu item.

This deal will be available for CASH ONLY. The beers alone will also be available for cash at a slight discount.

You can, of course, also go to the bar to order from their smashing selection of fine ales.



As always, remember that this is an unsupported bicycle ride on public streets. You are riding at your own risk and should, for everyone's safety, be courteous to vehicles and pedestrians and obey all authorities and traffic laws.



A doff of the cap and we hope to see you on Saturday!



Please be aware that this is not a race and is an unsupported ride. You are riding at your own risk.

Please ride responsibly, obey traffic laws, respect pedestrians and authorities.

Photos from the Second Philadelphia Tweed Ride

Second Annual Tweed Ride: A smashing success!!

A rousing Pip! Pip! to all who attended. With one hundred splendidly spiffy attendees, the second Philadelphia Tweed Ride went off without a hitch, and merriment abounded.



Here are links to some photos and words of the day:

Dane | Veronika | Wayne | Damon | Melanie | Melissa | Jessica | Mike | Stephen | Jenna | Greg 2 | Amanda | Jenelle | Timothy



We will add more links as they come in. If your gallery is on flickr.com, please feel free to add your photos to the phillyfixed pool.

Get Ready Your Woolens, Knickers, Brooks and Baskets!

Saturday November 7th, 2009

12:00pm: Meet at Water Works (behind the Art Museum) to sign in, take photographs and generally mill about.

1:00pm: The Tweed Ride begins!

4pm: Ending soiree at the Institute (12th and Green Sts) -- All are welcome to join us at this point - even if you don't dress up and ride.

Prizes To Be Won!

Most Dapper Chap

Most Snappy Lass

Most Stylish Steed

Most Marvelous Moustache



Gary Rothera Cycling Caps

Parsons' Magical Moustache Wax

Tongue N Cheek Chocolate



Please be aware that this is not a race and is an unsupported ride. You are riding at your own risk.

Please ride responsibly, obey traffic laws, respect pedestrians and authorities.

Photomagraphia:Thanks again to our sponsors (in no particular order):Send links to photos or media coverage of the Fourth Philadelphia Tweed Ride to tweedridephilly at gmaildotcom (behind the Art Museum)Leave Waterworks at 1pm.Schyulkill River trailE on Locust StLoop Rittenhouse Square (riding, not walking through)S on 19th StE on Pine StN on 7th StStop at Washington Square Park(about 30 minutes: mingle, meet people, make your decisions for the ballots)N on 7th--If Chestnut is clear: E on Chestnut--If not clear: E on MarketN on 3rd StE on Thompson StN on Frankford AveEnd at O’Reilly’s at the corner of Lehigh Ave.Most Dapper ChapMost Snappy LassMost Stylish Steed (best/most period correct velocipede)Most Marvelous MoustacheMost Magnificant Millinery (fanciest hat)and we'll have raffle prizes as well!See you at the Tweed Ride!Cheerio!The weather could not have been better, the chaps more dapper, nor the lasses more snappy. One hundred twenty four dashing dandies and dames took to the streets to make Philadelphia, at least for a couple of hours, a tweedier, classier place to be.Much thanks to everyone who came out and made the 3rd Philadelphia Tweed Ride a splendid time, to our gracious hosts at the Memphis Taproom and our prize sponsors.Photo galleries: Damon (If you have a flickr account, please join and add your Tweed Ride photos to the pool)In the papes: CBS Local Send links to photos or media coverage of theto tweedridephilly at gmaildotcom. The annual Philadelphia Tweed Ride is a leisurely ride through the most historical city in the Union, followed by old-timey games and merry-making to the highest degree.Starts atat(behind the Art Museum).Ends atThe Philadelphia Tweed Ride is a semi-annual leisurely ride through the most historical city in the union, followed by old-timey games and merry-making to the highest degree.Also, we'd like to encourage you to pick up a bell for your handlebars if you don't already have one. Most of our fine local bicycle shoppes have them available for mere toppins. We'll be pedalling through some areas likely to be swarming with Yanks and tourists and it would be a razzle to send up a chorus of the ringy-dingy!Schedule of Events:Official sponsors:Some Futuristic Hyper-links