!["Tweed Ride" - 1896](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/7002242474_db2b3bd0a7.jpg)
A "tweed ride" from the 1890s
(This is a new derivative JPG I produced from the TIFF that is better than the 90KB one available online at the moment.)
Title: [Tourists riding bicycles] / A.B. Frost.
Creator(s): Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928, artist
Date Created/Published: [1896?]
Medium: 1 drawing : wash.
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2010715930/
The post-2000 period tweed ride phenomena seems to have been a coming together of a retro fashion interest with a retro cycling interest in fixed-gear cycling. Over time, however, the fixed-gear aspect seems to have fallen away.
![DC Tweed Ride 2011 060](http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6217/6342775068_62070c159d.jpg)
A tweed ride rider in Washington, DC, 2011
One obvious difference from the 1890s experience emulated is that the modern tweed ride is far more urban. Nevertheless, a good opportunity to build good karma for cycling.
![And They're Off!](http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6118/6343125894_1db557f5b7.jpg)
More DC tweed ride 2011 photos
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