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I've cycled that route for about six years at all times of day and night. The park seems a lot less threatening since it's makeover. The only incidents I've had were between Burgess Park and The Elephant. Two hooded youths ran into the road to try to push me off a few years ago, luckily they mistimed their run and missed me and I had stuff thrown at me from the old Heygate Estate Bridge.

Woodland yes that is my problem too! I often wonder if I could out-pedal someone running fast and think the answer is probably no. I've just applied for a cycle to work scheme to get a new bike and now am wondering if this is a bad move as new bike will obv be attractive however old bike slow and heavy.


JDB in answer to your question the incident yesterday happened probably just after 930am. There were some witnesses although I was not one of them...

These occurrences are extremely rare. I have cycled to work in the city for the last 15 years. 7 years from Catford and the last 8 from Camberwell via Burgess Park and, like Jimbo1964, at all times of night and day. I have never witnessed a single incident as a third party. I did cycle into the lake about a year ago as I attempted to avoid a couple of West Highland terriers! Not my finest moment.


What I'm trying to say is don't let this isolate incident deter you from getting on your bike.

I had an unfortunate incident a couple of years ago in Burgess Park on my commute home, this was before its revamp. It was about 6.30pm, quite dark, raining and a couple of youths ran towards me trying to stick an iron bar through my spokes. Needless to say I was shitting myself. They missed and grazed my (gloved) hand and I quick pedalled it out of there but I was v shook up. After that I would detour or wait at the side of the park until other cyclists would arrive.

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