Posted By Colin on April 22, 2011
Spring is upon us! It’s time to ride through our fine Bay Area in the finest duds!
Come join your fellow tweedsters Sunday May 1st at 2pm for a lovely ride in the East Bay.
East Bay Spring Ride 2011
May 1st, 2pm
Jack London Square, Oakland
At 2pm we sally forth from Heinhold’s First & Last Chance in Jack London Square, Oakland.
Midway stop in Preservation Park for games and contests!
Ending with quality ales at a fine Oakland pub (location to be announced).
Facebook invite.
Contests and prizes sponsored by B. Spoke Tailor!
Photo in flyer is copyright Gordon MacKenzie
Posted By Rubin on June 6, 2009
A pursuit across the city in 6 parts on the night of Saturday, June 20th 7PM.
Wear comfortable shoes, bring water.
The city spreads out before you. Rushing from point to point, lit by the slow strobe of fluorescent buses and dark streets. Stumbling into situations for a stranger's signature. Fleeing unknown pursuers, breathing hard, admiring the landscape and the multitude of worlds hidden in it. For one night, drop your relations, your work and leisure activities, and all your usual motives for movement and action, and let yourself be drawn by the attractions of the chase and the encounters you find there.
Journey to the End of the Night is a free street game of epic proportion, presented across the city of Oakland. Players will try to make it through a series of checkpoints, while avoiding being caught by chasers, many of whom will be pursuing on bicycles. Those who fall will become chasers themselves, rising to pursue their former friends and allies.
If a nice ride in the park isn't your cup of tea, you may want to take interest in this street game. Nothing beats the rush of being corned in an ally way with 3 cyclist ready to take your beloved flag.
More information at totheendofthenight.com.
Posted By Colin on May 12, 2009
We are pleased to announce the first East Bay Tweed Ride — or eastTweed as the snappy eastTweeds are calling it! Our previous Tweed Rides had quite the showing of charming lads and lasses from the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, and we sincerely hope to meet more dapper eastTweeds!
East Bay Tweed Ride, June 4th (photo by Bryan Kiechle)
East Bay Tweed Ride, June 4th
6:30 pm – Sally Forth from Mosswood Park in Oakland
7:00 pm – Meetup with SF Tweed at MacArthur BART
End Point – Trappist, Belgian & Specialty Beer Bar
It of course goes without saying that there will be the most dashing of cyclists. As in past rides, we have more fun and games up our sleeves which shall be announced as we get closer to the date. I am certain that it will be a grand old time!
Whether you live here or there, I sincerely hope you do join us as we explore the wonders of the East Bay — in Tweed!
East Tweed Contests!
- Most Graceful Mount & Dismount
- Most Heartly Man-to-Man Salutation — Elimination Challenge*
- Most Charming Woman-to-Woman Greeting — Elimination Challenge*
* During the Greeting and Salutation contests two people will step forward and greet each other like they both now each other but haven’t seen one another for a while. For an example of this I recommend watching this Peter Cook and Dudley Moore sketch from Beyond the Fridge. Both the Greeting and Salutation contests are elimination challenges which means the lesser greeter gets kicked off and a new challenger steps forward.
Prizes
The winner of the Most Graceful Mount & Dismount will receive a lovely Tea Pot Bell donated by Josie Pokiedot. The winners of the Salutation/Greeting contests will receive a special prize from Nan Eastep, of B.Spoke Tailer.
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The East Bay Tweed Ride is being organized by the lovely and talented eastTweeds: Morley Roarly, Josie Pokiedot, and Nan Eastep, of B.Spoke Tailer. We at SF Tweed are ever grateful that these fine lasses have stepped forward to help make the first East Bay Tweed Ride an adventure to remember!
