About tweed rides

What is a tweed ride?

A tweed ride is a bicycle event in which participants dress in a retro style and recreate the spirit of a bygone era. Tweed rides became popular after the London Tweed Run was established in 2009. The format spread to many cities in the coming years, including Portland, Oregon. We participated in our first tweed ride in 2012 when we were living in Atlanta, Georgia. This tweed ride was covered by CNN. After we moved to Corvallis, we established the Corvallis Tweed Ride in 2015 and the Albany Tweed Ride in 2017. Tweed rides are often held in the Spring or Fall given that tweed clothing is more appropriate for cool weather.

Other tweed rides

The Tweed Ride Report (Facebook page)

London Tweed Run: website; Facebook page; Wikipedia; established 2009

Washington DC: website; Facebook page; established 2009

Portland Tweed Ride (Oregon): Instagram; established 2010

Albany Tweed Ride (Oregon); established 2017

Tweed Ride Huntsville (Alabama): Facebook; established 2017

San Antonio Tweed Ride (Texas); established 2010

Sacramento Tweed Ride (California): Facebook; established 2012

San Francisco Tweed Ride (California): Facebook

Chico Tweed Ride (California): Facebook

Tweed Ride Victoria (British Columbia): website; established 2010

Nottingham Classic Ride (England): Facebook

Manchester Tweed Ride (England)

Bike in Tweed (Stockholm, Sweden): website; Facebook; Instagram; established 2011

Dunedin Tweed Ride (New Zealand): Facebook

Port Angeles Tweed Ride (Washington)

Fort Worth Tweed Ride

Des Moines Tweed Ride

Kansas City Tweed Ride

Tweed Ride Detroit

Indy Tweed Ride

Indianapolis Tweed Ride

Decatur (Georgia) Tweed Ride

We participated in the Decatur Tweed Ride in 2012 and 2013. After we moved to Corvallis, we started our own tweed ride in 2015. CNN published a story about the first Decatur Tweed Ride:

Grinberg, E. (2012, November 13). Pedal perfect: Bikers shed spandex to inspire new riders. CNN.