How was your cycle commute?

[DJWrongspeed]

N/S superhighway starts, no delay there, I'm sure Boris wanted action before he legs it off to Westminster.

Still, this is a historic moment for central London cycling.

 

[steeeve]

Me, I do Brixton Hill to Euston via Waterloo Bridge (all along the NCN / sidestreets - Lyham Rd etc).

Brixton Hill to Euston via Waterloo was my commute before I changed jobs at Christmas but I went direct on the main roads, now I'm in London Bridge and still go direct. Been looking for a good way to miss Elephant and Castle out mind

 

[han]

Via Camberwell, across Ruskin Park, then up?

 

[sleaterkinney]

I should go to London Bridge but take cs7 to Southwark instead, it also avoids e+c.

 

[Crispy]

I should go to London Bridge but take cs7 to Southwark instead, it also avoids e+c.

It's much more pleasant. Borough High Street is horrible, as is London Bridge.

 

[steeeve]

It's much more pleasant. Borough High Street is horrible, as is London Bridge.

I'm the bermondsey side of London Bridge so it adds quite a bit on. I currently turn right at Elephant onto New Kent Road which is even worse than going straight on. May try Camberwell option though

 

[Crispy]

I'm the bermondsey side of London Bridge so it adds quite a bit on. I currently turn right at Elephant onto New Kent Road which is even worse than going straight on. May try Camberwell option though

Yeah, go through Ruskin Park and then the back streets of Bermondsey.

 

[han]

Steeeve, have you tried the journey planner on the LCC website? Or the free BikeHub app?

 

[han]

Across Albany Park also, is an option, Bermondsey backstreets after that.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

How many bikes have you got, Sigmund? I'm curious.
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...At the moment though, my priority is something light and fast with lots of gears, and puncture resistant tyres, either Marathon+ or cyclo-cross. .

CX tyres generally aren't great for puncture protection, certainly no more so than an average road tyre.

The current list is:-

Peugeot Triathlon - shimano 105
Van Nicholas Euros - Campag Chorus
Ridley Crossbow - Camapg centaur
Mercian Team Professional (1979) - Shimano 600 Arabesque
One One pompino
Kronan M42 Militarcykel
Giant Iguana MTB
Pinarello Asolo - Shimano 6400 Tricolore.
Fuji track

+another 3 frames and maybe 10 wheelsets and a lot of spare shit. Now looking at a folder just to cover all bases....

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

I should go to London Bridge but take cs7 to Southwark instead, it also avoids e+c.

Crispy recommended this to me a while back but the BMX style holeshot on the N exit of the bridge is a bit tense...then theres a R<>L ped crossing after that and general urban nadgery. Didn't like it.

 

[Ted Striker]

Impressive stuff SF

I racked up 11 at my last count (in various stages of togetherness). Glad to know I'm not alone

 

[fen_boy]

Just bought an Airnimal Joey Commute for the train. Decided in December that the 60 mile round trip is 'a bit long' as a regular commute and the car has just died so am back to a weekly mix of long commute or train and the odd day with the other car when the fen_wife doesn't need it.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Impressive stuff SF

I racked up 11 at my last count (in various stages of togetherness). Glad to know I'm not alone

Pretty addictive isn't it...the madness always starts when you spot a cheap frame, or your dream frame. I can probably lose the Van Nicholas as it hardly ever gets ridden, and the Mercian is in the loft looking a bit lonely.

 

[Crispy]

Crispy recommended this to me a while back but the BMX style holeshot on the N exit of the bridge is a bit tense...then theres a R<>L ped crossing after that and general urban nadgery. Didn't like it.

Yeah it all goes to shit on the North side of the river. But it's not like the other bridges are any better

 

[han]

CX tyres generally aren't great for puncture protection, certainly no more so than an average road tyre.

The current list is:-

Peugeot Triathlon - shimano 105
Van Nicholas Euros - Campag Chorus
Ridley Crossbow - Camapg centaur
Mercian Team Professional (1979) - Shimano 600 Arabesque
One One pompino
Kronan M42 Militarcykel
Giant Iguana MTB
Pinarello Asolo - Shimano 6400 Tricolore.
Fuji track

+another 3 frames and maybe 10 wheelsets and a lot of spare shit. Now looking at a folder just to cover all bases....

Amazing!

Thanks for the tip about the CX tyres.

I can see how easy it must be to build up a bicycle habit over the years...

 

[steeeve]

Across Albany Park also, is an option, Bermondsey backstreets after that.

Will have a look, I get lost quite easily so tend to stick to main routes over backstreets

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Cycled into work and then took a boris bike from Farringdon down to Millbank for a meeting...first time impressions:

• Road traffic gives you a slightly wider berth and cuts a tad more slack
• other cyclists treat you as a mobile chicane - which is probably something I do everyday too

The bikes themselves are undergeared and the saddle I couldn't get on with, but overall a good laugh and on a sunnt day way better than the bus or tube.

 

[han]

Seriously, once you memorise a backstreet route you'll never look back. Much more pleasant than the main roads. No traffic lights either.

 

[Crispy]

Cycled into work and then took a boris bike from Farringdon down to Millbank for a meeting...first time impressions:

• Road traffic gives you a slightly wider berth and cuts a tad more slack
• other cyclists treat you as a mobile chicane - which is probably something I do everyday too

I would add:

• Overtaking regular cyclists on one causes hilarious indignant huffing and puffing.
• The handlebar-mounted bag holder elastic strap thing is pretty useful

 

[Ted Striker]

Just bought an Airnimal Joey Commute for the train. Decided in December that the 60 mile round trip is 'a bit long' as a regular commute and the car has just died so am back to a weekly mix of long commute or train and the odd day with the other car when the fen_wife doesn't need it.

I have a Chameleon of those. With the small wheels, nothing beats you off the lights (not that it's a race of course ...)

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

I would add:

• Overtaking regular cyclists on one causes hilarious indignant huffing and puffing.

Yep, a Brompton rider slammed her steed in font of me at the lights just before lambeth bridge. Rude but standard London shit. I overtook her on the incline of the bridge and she actually stood up and gave it full beans to stave off the shame of being overtaken by a boris bike.

 

[weepiper]

Yep, a Brompton rider slammed her steed in font of me at the lights just before lambeth bridge. Rude but standard London shit. I overtook her on the incline of the bridge and she actually stood up and gave it full beans to stave off the shame of being overtaken by a boris bike.

On a Brompton? People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

 

[ChrisFilter]

I commuted in from Tunbridge Wells to Farringdon today. Beautiful out in the shire at 6am. I forgot how unpleasant zone 1 is though.

Was on autopilot and didn't turn off towards Waterloo on Kennington Rd. Tried to guess my way back on course and got it woefully wrong, adding twenty minutes onto my journey. Doh.

 

[han]

You cycled from Tunbridge Wells?!

 

[han]

Oh wait a minute. Have you got one bike each end?

 

[sleaterkinney]

Crispy recommended this to me a while back but the BMX style holeshot on the N exit of the bridge is a bit tense...then theres a R<>L ped crossing after that and general urban nadgery. Didn't like it.

Going south it's worse, Last Person Standing as 20 cyclists try and get into one bike lane, but at least there is a bike lane.

 

[ChrisFilter]

You cycled from Tunbridge Wells?!

Yeah. 37 miles. Not so bad.

 

[han]

Ace!! Do you do that regularly?
How long does it take ? Do you get the home?

 

[ChrisFilter]

Takes about 2.5 hours. Don't do there and back in the same day. In once a week, back once a week. Only started this week as it's just got light enough.