New Convert (Woking to Chertsey)

cntl
cntl Posts: 290
edited July 2007 in Commuting chat
Just want to say 'Hello to Everybody' on the forum !

And a brief introduction from a new cyclist:

I started cycling to work from Woking to Chertsey (8.4 miles each way) rather than driving, and I absolutely love it!
Before I did that I used to run a few miles, pretty much every day. I think now I will only run during weekends.
Out of curiosity, anyone else cycling that way? What routes do you take? I must add I live in Goldsworth Park (near Woking).

CNTL

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  • pw1brown
    pw1brown Posts: 243
    Hello and welcome to the forum. Eight and a half miles is a nice distance for commuting. Long enough to keep you fit, not long enough to put you off when you're feeling a bit tired.

    I don't know your part of the world, but get yourself a good map and start exploring your options. Enjoy it.
    My bikes
  • andrewc3142
    andrewc3142 Posts: 906
    Hi there. From your part of the world, Horsell Moor to be precise. We often cycle along the canal with the kids to Goldsworth Park.

    Woking is one of those places with magical cyclists - we ride along a cycle lane, vanish and re-appear 100 yards further along.

    I commute in to the West End most days, though I often catch the train back to spend time with the kids. My route is on the Bikely maps section, together with a couple of other local ones. This link may or may not work, but if not you can probably find them by logging in to bikely.com http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Wo ... nd-Commute

    Have fun and maybe see you on the road.

    Cheers

    Andy
  • spord
    spord Posts: 34
    I used to cycle that very route, when I lived in Goldsworth Park and worked at EA on my university placement year.
  • andrewc3142
    andrewc3142 Posts: 906
    As a commuter route into London I think it's really nice. The challenge of timing the first 10 miles (to a white house just over the lights after Walton station), then the challenge of average speed to Hampton Court, then Kingston Hill and the A3 to give a chance to stand up on the pedals and get the muscles working a bit, then a fairly quiet route in to the centre.

    Beats crammed into hyper-expensive SW Trains/tube any time.

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