Never posted this photo when I got all dressed up for our little tweed ride back in February, since it was taken after the fact. Not a lot of tweed, and that grey in the fu-man-chu is making me feel old. Better late than never?

The 2010 Tweed Ride

Well, today was the Claremont Tweed Ride. Tweed rides are organized in many cities around the world, some of the largest being held in London and San Francisco. As the name suggests, riders dress in as much tweed as they have. I could only manage my Irish tweed cap, with a shirt, tie and non-tweed vest, while Tamera was able to find a jacket at the last minute. Not only are there a bunch of people dressed from days of yesteryear, classic bikes hit the streets decked out in their finest accoutrements as well; the classic winner today being a shining silver steed dating to 1937. The Claremont ride is still in its infancy (I believe this is only its second year) and is organized by Dale, of TheVelo, the "worlds smallest bike shop. About 18 people and their rides came out, meandered around the Claremont College campuses and the streets of the Village, and ended up at the Packing House Wine Merchants for a little

taste of the grape (thanks J.P. for treating); others opted for the coffee house, and the underage group preferred frozen yogurt. A lot of fun, the tweed ride is purely a social happening and clearly beats sitting around filling up on chips and dips while watching the Stupor Bowl (actually, we did finish in time to watch the second half).