Who cycles to work from East Dulwich?

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[bawdy-nan]

Anyone had any luck with cycling instructor.com - I applied when it was mentione on the forum a couple of weeks ago and haven't heard anything from them ...is there a big waiting list or something?

[DaveR]

They can be slow - if you go and log on to the site it should show the instructor who has been allocated, and their phone number, so you can call them.

[bawdy-nan]

Hurrah - I found this where you can plot your route and give it a name so people can search for it. I would love it if people from the forum wouild plot their routes here so we can share tips and tricks

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

Does anyone know if you can cycle through the rotherhithe tunnel?

I'm starting a job near East Ham station but want to see if I can cycle it cos it's only 10 and a half miles if I can go thru the tunnel.

[Bellerophon]

I cycle to kensington and back on week days to avoid the Congestion Charge. Nice journey, and Herne Hill is good for the burn on the way home.

[Damo]

Re: Rotherhithe Tunnel

I've cycled through it occasionally. The road is very thin (built for horse and cart I guess?) so affords little overtaking space and unless you can keep a constant 20mph (easier going down, very hard going up) then I'd stick to the pavement. Normally I wouldn't condone pavement cycling but everytime I've been through, I've never see a foot pedestrian, though I stand to be corrected. There are some blind corners so caution is advised and the heat/fumes make it fairly unpleasant and a generally bicycle unfriendly environment. Time seems to slow down too and 5 mins seems a lot longer.

I've never been through at rush hour though but I'd try it and see, might be okay? Depends if you can face Tower Bridge I suppose? How about the Greenwich foot tunnel (walking the bike through of course) and up that way?

Please no flaming for the pavement advice :-$

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

Looking at the map - if I can get thru the tunnel on the pavement I think that would be the easiest way - but I might invest in a new bike mask!

[ChavWivaLawDegree]

TFL journey planner on the cycle only route is better because it shows all the quieter roads and now I know where the Greenwich foot tunnel is!

[Weegee]

Ive started cycling to work...I work in Clapham Common..and its 4 miles.

Ive managed to get the time down to around 25 mins...but going up Dog Kennel

Hill is a real killer!!! But its great exercise!

[bawdy-nan]

Unless you live at the top of DOg Kennel Hill - can't see why you would go up it to get to Clapham Common - surely the many parks ramble ride is much nicer - ie through Dulwich Park (or if not at least through Dulwich Village) through Brockwell Park, cross Brixton Hill and wiggle through to Clapham Common ...

[sarahcassells]

ho does anyone have a route to oxford circus ??

[phillyboy]

I go from Heber road to Liverpool street. Up Dog Kennel Hill, walworth road, london bridge. Max i've managed was 15.2mph (no red light jumping) My wheels ae out of commission at the moment due to the damn nasty potholes!

[Carol]

You should be able to get free cycle maps from the Sustrans website - I managed to get a few. The back roads behind E&C are quiet but see my new post "Cycle danger area" - I was attacked there, so I'd be very cautious. It's a very easy place to nick a bike.

As for road rage. I try not to get sucked in, but sometimes you can't avoid it. A young bloke cut me up horribly and dangerously a while back as I was doing 30mph (yes I have a computer on the bike) down the hill towards the Harvester. All I did was LOOK at him to express disapproval for the fact that he nearly had me off - so he followed me up the road, eventually caught up with me at the Plough traffic lights, gobbed out of his window at me and screamed that I should be shot. Yes..."shot". Nice. Very rational. Not at all disturbed. *Sigh*. What can you do?

[aliceb]

As has already been mentioned about the cycle maps - the best place to get them in Karavan on Lordship Lane. They have the best and most reliable selection in London - much better than TFL!

On road rage, I had a bit of a nasty ride in yesterday. First I saw another cyclist hit a pedestrian on Peckham High Street. This turned nasty as the cyclist gave the pedestrian an earful (it was his fault, but he was only a kid, I would have given him a break), and peaked with a lorry driver shouting "I'm going to chop your head off in a minute" as the cyclist went off.

Then, five minutes later, I was hit by a driver who wasn't looking where he was going at the junction in Camberwell. He was going very slowly and I just have a couple bruises (didn't even ladder my tights) but it did leave me feeling slightly persecuted with that lorry driver's voice ringing in my ears.

That said, there were lots of lovely pedestrians who helped me at Camberwell and a great chap who intervened to stop a fight starting in Peckham.