12ozProphet

Grace came over from London to show her “London to Paris” film that documented our crew ride from London to Paris last summer at the WNW space. I’m definitely too close to it to see it objectively, but the film just got me missing my month long Euro vacation. Having never been to London or Paris, it was amazing on a lot of different levels for me. At the end of the day, our ride was not about “fixed gear” bikes, although thats what most of us rode. Our ride wasn’t about some super-human physical accomplishment, most semi-serious cyclists could have done it. Our ride was about meeting new friends, seeing new places, having a laugh and of course, causing some harmless trouble. Ted absolutely held it down: always in the front and always the first to crack a beer during a stop. Ted is one of those dudes who just does. A proper bloke’s bloke with a strength and endurance (at the bar or on his bike) far beyond anyone I’ve ever met before. Here’s Ted cracking a Guiness at a stop between London and New Haven, looking like some crazed Russian bodybuilder about to arm wrestle you. Ted’s the real deal.