Tweed Ride Victoria – the 2012 Edition – will take place on Saturday the 12th of May

Note: Unlike last year, this year’s Ride requires helmets while riding. When NOT riding, “Tweedy” headgear is encourgaed!

This year’s Ride will accept 350 Riders. We had to turn away nearly 200 folks last year, so keep that in mind – First Come, First Served.

This year’s Tweed Ride Victoria will be a fund-raiser for Bicycles for Humanity – Victoria. We will support them in their aim to send bicyles to Africa.

While we have you here, sit back and enjoy this glimpse of last year’s London Tweed Run – our Heroes:

First Time? Never heard of Tweed Ride?
Tweed Rides are a worldwide phenomena, started in London in the fall of 2009 as The Tweed Run London. The organizers thought that it would be fun to have a slower-paced “cosmopolitain ride with a bit style”. So they dressed in tweeds, rode their bikes through London streets and raised money for bicycles for African Children – Bikes 4 Africa.

What is Tweed Ride Victoria?

Completely inspired by and taking our direction from Tweed Run London, Tweed Ride Victoria is a group bicycle ride through the centre of Victoria, in which the cyclists are encouraged to dress in classic tweed or any smart looking outfit. Any effort made to recreate the spirit of a bygone era is also always appreciated. Any and all bicycles are acceptable on the Tweed Ride.

Below is what it looked like the second time they did it in London in the Spring of 2010 (please turn on the sound on this video).

Tweed rides have gone viral and swept the world. They now exist from Tokyo to Finland.

This is the Washington, DC ride in the Fall of 2010 (turn on the sound for this video).