There'll be a San Francisco Tweed Ride this Sunday, October 18: sftweed.com
This'll be the 3rd Bay Area Tweed Ride I've attended, they're a lot of fun. :) Brooke On Oct 15, 1:48 pm, EcoVelo <[email protected]> wrote: > We're looking forward to the event, Rick! > > Alan & Michael @ EcoVelo > > On Oct 15, 10:10 am, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > One of the things that seems to be taking off around the country > > lately is a "Tweed Ride" (presumably as a reaction to the carbon-fiber > > riding, lycra-clad types that tend to ride too fast while displaying > > appalling manners.) > > > These events normally have the participants dress up--think 1930's > > England--and ride slowly from cafe to pub(s) while displaying a > > gentile attitude and a propensity for spontaneous laughter and genuine > > camaraderie. Prizes tend to be handled out for various costumes, best > > mustache (real or otherwise), and other silly things. > > > So with that in mind, my wife and I are organizing a Tweed Ride in our > > beloved city of Sacramento, which will happen, rain or shine, on > > November 8th! Here's our url: http://www.sactotweed.blogspot.com/ > > > We'll be starting out at our favorite non-profit, the Sacramento Bike > > Kitchen, around 10 (doors open at 9, coffee donated by a local > > roaster), ride around the Capitol for a group photo, ride to East > > Sacramento via T Street, cross the freeway at 48th, head to One Speed > > (a great local restaurant--the owner will be riding with us) for > > breakfast, head over to the levies via F, Elvas, and C streets, > > through McKinley park at 36th to J Street, head at the Bonn Lair pub > > for a pint or three, and then ride (safely!) back to the Bike Kitchen > > for a final hurrah. A rough guess is that we'll be done by 4pm. > > > Hope to see everyone there! > > > Rick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
