On Jun 8, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
> On Jun 8, 2012, at 1:35 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 2012-06-08 at 13:27 -0700, Eric Norris wrote:
>>> Took my Raleigh Superbe out today for a ride downtown to grab some coffee. 
>>> This is my only 26" wheel bike, but I love the way it rides. Raleigh 
>>> certainly had the design of a town bike dialed in by the time this bike was 
>>> built (sometime in the late 60s or early 70s). 
>>> 
>>> Ads from back in the day showed bikes like this being ridden by British men 
>>> and women all over the countryside. I'm not sure I'd want to take this on a 
>>> long ride, but it could be done (and might be an interesting experiment 
>>> someday).
>>> 
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/campyonlyguy/7352412778/lightbox/
>> 
>> Could be and indeed is done every year, at the Lake Pepin Three Speed
>> Tour  http://www.3speedtour.com/

> Darn! Missed this one. I'll have to put it on my calendar for next year ...

Not to worry, in September is the All-British Cycling Event brought to you by 
the same set of irreverent folks in the name of Queen and Coventry, celebrating 
the grand history of British bicycles.

http://www.abcetour.com

And there are Tweed Rides all over the place now.  The ABCE has even inspired 
events in Old Blighty!

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