Bonfire Night Tweed Ride

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Time: November 7, 2009 from 1pm to 11pm
Location: Chicago Ale House
Street: 2200 W. Lawrence Avenue
City/Town: Chicago, IL
Website or Map: http://www.thechainlink.org/g…
Event Type: social, tweed, bonfire, tour, flask
Organized By: British Bicycles of Chicago
Latest Activity: Jul 15, 2010

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To celebrate Bonfire Night (two days late), British Bicycles of Chicago is hosting the 2009 Bonfire Night Tweed Ride. Don your best woollies, pocket your flask, strap some combustibles (wood preferred) to your bicycle and join us! Effigies are welcome and old clothing donations for the Guy are appreciated. Just remember they will be burned, so make it something of no use to anyone.

We will ride approximately 17 miles at a relaxed pace, from North to South Sides with several fortifying stops along the way. We will take in parkland, industrial and residential areas as darkness falls. The finale will be the building and lighting of a bonfire at Bubbly Dynamics to commemorate the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

Warm yourself by the glow of a bonfire after riding in style with friends old and new! Cue sheets and prizes (fleecy and tweedy) will be provided. The route is posted here: www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Bonfire-Tweed-Ride-route

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Comment by John on November 12, 2009 at 7:13am: For those attendees who are not members of the BBC:

The "next thing" in cycling wear for ladies sporting tweed - reflective spats!

Available at the site below, but I am thinking one of our talented friends (yes, you jessiejane!) might have some interested customers!

http://www.cyclechic.co.uk/shop/reflective-ankle-spats-p-116.html

Comment by Aaron Bussey on November 8, 2009 at 5:55pm: http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/guy-fawkes-tweed-ride-110709

Comment by Slow Bicycle Society on November 8, 2009 at 11:06am: Marvelous ride! Thanks for the camaraderie and the scarf. What's next?

Comment by globalguy on November 8, 2009 at 9:20am: Just got home! Thanks to the Loyd's & Angela for the late night hospitality especially the most fantastic pizza ever!!!!!!!

Comment by Aaron Bussey on November 8, 2009 at 9:05am: Did Garth ever wake up?

Comment by Aaron Bussey on November 8, 2009 at 9:04am: I'll post mine sometime today

Comment by Mary Lauren Frisk on November 8, 2009 at 8:15am: Would anyone from the Tweed Ride who took photos be willing to email a few good ones to me? I would like to put some on my blog. Thanks!

Comment by shar on November 8, 2009 at 3:14am: john, this was a great ride! I had so much fun... I"m actually feeling the aftermath today..but all worth it!

Comment by Reddog (Cliff) on November 7, 2009 at 8:13pm: I wonder if they got their name from the Spartakusbund. they had a failed uprising in Berlin in 1919.