Originally Posted by thumpism (Post 19594007)

And for the ladies...
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/...122448319.html
1950 womens 56cm Raleigh Sports 3 speed, Dyno, Rod Brakes - Tweedride - $350 (Alexandria Delray)

Originally Posted by 2cam16 (Post 19593741)

If my Huffy counted, then by all means you get my vote! :)

Originally Posted by Renngrrl (Post 19591658)

...So many gorgeous bikes. I wish there was a similar event out here on the west coast.

Originally Posted by DQRider (Post 19591893)

A quick search for "Tweed Ride, Sacramento, CA" turned up this:
Tweed Ride to Roll Through Sac Jan. 30th
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Originally Posted by Renngrrl (Post 19592184)

There is a local Tweed ride coming up in June. I'm envious of organized rides that are longer then a few miles around town. I was under the impression the Lake Peppin ride was out on rural roads where roadsters get to shine. Heck I'll probably tweed around Paso Robles before the Eroica sunday ride just for fun :innocent:

Originally Posted by Salubrious (Post 19592737)

The ride organizers make a bit of a point that the best rides are those that are off the main route. I agree!

I wanted to do County 10 this year but my companion was not up to it. We did do the Territorial Road and the Ski Road.

Stockholm Bypass: Take the first paved road to the left outside of Maiden Rock (marked 'Rustic Road'). After you cross the stream, turn left on the gravel road (marked 'Next 4 miles'). After 4 stream crossings the road becomes steeper. A left at the top will get you to flat pavement pretty fast with the least amount of HAB (at the pavement, go right to County CC, take a right to Lund and follow CC), but if you want a bit more of a challenge go right (that's the way we went). The steepest part will be after the road goes to pavement. Take a left at County Hiway J. Option: take the Slough Road (gravel) just a short bit up J. Otherwise stay on J to Lund, go straight (Lund is a pretty small village) take Co Hiway CC to the right just east of Lund. Proceed south to Pepin. Alternate: approaching Pepin, take the Sandhill Road; watch for the cemetery and so a slight left turn. This will take you a bit further east. You can then take the Trail Road which puts you on WI35 about 2 miles east of Pepin.

We got to Wabasha with only enough time to check in and then get dinner provided by the Tour at the Eagle's Nest. I slept very well that night :)

Originally Posted by adventurepdx (Post 19597716)

While there's overlap between Pepin and Tweed, it's important to not conflate the two. Tweed Rides are more a parade, "to be seen". It's more about the clothing, the bikes come second. You will see people with some really nice vintage bikes, but it's a mix of modern and old. Rides tend to be on the shorter side. Pepin is more about the bikes and the ride. Yes, many people dress up, but not all do (as you can see in some of DQRider's pics). << edit >> So I guess what I'm saying is: If you want to see a three speed ride, you just have to do it yourself! :D

Originally Posted by Renngrrl (Post 19597820)

In the meantime post any upcoming events here. I'd come up for a three speed ride, spend some money in the bike shops and a few days on back roads tour. Hell, any excuse to visit Portland will do. :innocent:

Originally Posted by adventurepdx (Post 19597835)

Well, since you asked...:innocent:
https://societyofthreespeeds.wordpre...unday-june-25/

Originally Posted by Velocivixen (Post 19598579)

@BigChief - your scorcher is hot. Love the icy blue and the chainring.

I'll post photos once I start but I bought a Sturmey X-FD drum brake front hub, Rhyno Lite rims straight gauge spoke and brass nipples. Going to build up a front wheel for one of my Raleigh Twentys. I didn't think the original brake levers would work well so bought a pair of Sturmey levers for cheap.

Originally Posted by BigChief (Post 19597583)

It's just my Rudge scorcher. New paint, an extra length stem so I can set up my leg extension and upright balance like it was a 23" frame.
Got it geared 48x22. A proper scorcher should be geared a bit taller and have drop bars, but I had to make a few geezer mods for myself.
I still have to make up the cables and make the final adjustments, but I'll soon be scorchin!

http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...g?t=1495208828

Originally Posted by BigChief (Post 19601033)

It doesn't seem to me that the small crater in there would make any difference. Looks like there's still plenty of support in there to hold a pin where it's supposed to be.