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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
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Subject: Re: Ted King and crazy
Date: 5 Jan 2025 22:02:08 GMT
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Mark J cleary <mcleary08@comcast.net> wrote:
> Ted is a known former pro cyclist and has a huge following on Strava. I 
> have followed him for years and I assume he makes some money from Strava 
> as some pro might. In any case the guy is amazing he is not old but 
> getting up there and rides in all kinds of weather. I don't how he 
> manages in the snow and it has to be slick. I broke a hip on ice over 9 
> years ago siding, I have no idea how he manages it, Granted he is pro in 
> all respects but ice and snow are dangerous. He also goes out in the 
> bitterest cold. I have no idea how he manages it but if that is what he 
> does for a living I am would find something else.

Born in 83, so only just middle-aged! And he’s quite the Gravel racer with
Unbound and so on, and gets sponsored I’d assume looking at his Instagram
feed.

<https://www.instagram.com/iamtedking/>

Does depend on clothing and where one rides, road does tend to be more
miserable with more wind chill and spray, compared to Gravel/MTB. And
certainly some kit is definitely warm, I have cycling padded jacket that
seems fine in sub zero temperatures, it has a hood and what not so not the
jacket for faster riding or pushing though undergrowth ie it was almost
certainly rip if a thorn got at it.

Seems to be promoting the new Reneherse semi slick tire, which is very much
a Pro racer thing and American Gravel as well, ie Semi slick tires as you
have much more dirt roads, where as UK gravel while does have some areas
like that, such as Salisbury Plains lot of it is MTB lite and as such semi
slicks or even tires with minimal tread are a bit frustrating as you’ll end
up hike a bike up climbs that are doable had you some mechanical grip ie
nobs!

<https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/tires/700c/700c-x-44-corkscrew-climb-tc-semi-slick/>

Roger Merriman