When in late September the Post all but announced the death of the fixed-gear bicycle fad with a 1,700-word primer on single-speeds, we wondered what would come next. Now we’ve got our answer — the Tweed Ride.

Last week, the District’s first ever Tweed Ride was announced. Scheduled for Sunday, November 15, the ride will see cyclists ditch the spandex and carbon frames and instead don foppish early-1900s era apparel while atop vintage cruisers. The ride follows the lead of similar events in London and San Francisco.

As a proud Lycra warrior, I won’t take offense to the purpose of the Tweed Ride, which is largely to give cycling something of a stylish flair. (The UK-based Tweed Cycling Club sums it up as such: “Style not speed. Elegance not exertion.”) For as the infamous BikeSnobNYC has observed, “If someone is too self-conscious to wear lycra they’re certainly not going to be any more comfortable with looking like they’re on the way home from a Grover Cleveland rally.” It’s for a good cause, too, and it’s bound to be fun to watch. (Our friends at Project Beltway are very excited.) Yes, we performance-conscious cyclists do have a sense of humor.

The ride kicks off at 11 a.m. at H and 8th streets NE and will end at Marvin at 14th and U Streets NW. Don’t know what to wear or what to ride? Check this out.