Where do we all live?

fonty1978

schweiz wrote:

fonty1978 wrote:

Overall a good commute i think i have the perfected the best route from Failsworth to Royton [Coin Controls now Money Controls ] in the morning i go straight up Hollins rd through Oldham town centre past the hospital and then straight on to Royton.

On the way home i take the back streets of Chadderton and then through Hollinwood to wards Failsworth. Bet your commute is far more scenic though ??

That's all bringing back some memories, almost making me homesick!! When I used to commute to Manchester city centre, I cycled (from Royton) along Middleton Road, turned left past the Sarson's Vinegar factory, past JW Lees Brewery, along Greengate past BAE Systems then Lightbowne Road turning onto Oldham Road by the (former?) Wilsons Brewery. That way I avoided all the 70mph traffic on Broadway and the sheer volume of traffic on Oldham Rd. I don't know where you live in Failsworth, but if it's towards the Moston end, it might be an alternative. Setting off from the Broadway/Oldham Rd junction, 'my' route is 1km further and it also has a short but steep climb up Streetbridge Rd. In its favour is that there will be far less traffic which will also be slower moving

I've put what I reckon your current route and my suggested route into bikeroutetoaster.com so you can make your own mind up!

via Oldham:
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course. ... urse=23045

via Mills Hill
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course. ... urse=23046

Have Oldham Council done anything about the state of the roads? I doubt it!! Some roads were more repair patch than original road and they were the better ones(!) because at least they'd filled the pot holes in. The state of Oldham's roads was the primary reason for me switching from a road bike to a MTB with slicks. 3 punctures (1 front, 2 rear) on a cold, wet windy February night was the last straw. Glad to say I've made the switch back to 700C now.

My commute is great, 13 km, 8 or so of which on a cycle path or tarmac'd 'farmers' lanes. No traffic lights, 2 roundabouts and a level crossing. Downhill into work and a good 10% stretch on the way home. If I'm feeling really fit and get my backside out of bed, I can also ride the Aecherlipass (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image ... lipass.png) taking me up to 1458m (4783ft) . Also, this year I set of from my girlfriend's parents at 5.25 am and cycled from Interlaken, round Lake Brienz over the Brünigpass and then on to work for 7:50am. 68km and 680m of climbing, hardly any traffic on a fresh summers morning, probably the best commute I'll ever make!!

I live at the bottom end of Failsworth nr the Droylsden / Newton Heath border.
I've experimented with going via greengate and that particular stretch isn't too bad, its when you get onto Burnley Lane good chance of getting skinned by cars getting a bit too close for comfort.

Here's my exact route to work http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=2264
this is fine at 7am but very busy from 430 pm onwards, so i use this route on the way home which uses some cycle paths to navigate part of Broadway but then cuts back up Middleton Rd and then join Fields new rd. [which now has traffic calming measures so if timed right you can be leading a convoy of cars down the road!!]

The roads are still dreadful in Oldham, i bought a Scott Sportster hybrid which is good but there are a few parts where you get jolted so much you nearly fall off.

Your commute sounds more like an Alpine cycling holiday than a commute to work 8)

biondino

Barely any point in mentioning my 7 miles each way from West Putney (when I was a kid there was no such thing as West Putney but if that's what the estate agents call it, it must be correct) to Soho. For variety I alternate, as my fancy takes me, between Kings Road and Fulham Road - both are identical in distance and time, with Fulham Road itself slightly nicer to cycle but gets gnarled up at Knightsbridge, while Kings Road offers a lovely ride through Mayfair but is replete with traffic lights, zebra crossings and clueless sloanes and their fleet of always-ready taxis.

mattpig

Hi

I go from Newcastle under Lyme along the Stoke canal to Staffs uni where I work, eight miles round trip. The canal towpath is pretty well kept which is amazing considering the area and the way it is run. Lots of drunks when you get into Stoke though Kids have been known to set traps too.

Matt

NGale

down in deepest darkest de'bon....well a very dark Exeter at the moment

AndyManc

Where do we all live?

None of your business .............................................. Fascist :evil:








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DiggingDeeper

Chingford North - On the hill

Chingford Mount - BlackHs Rd - Tottenham - Finsbury Park - Holloway - Camdem - Euston Rd

Then back again.....despite being uphill going home my quicker times are going uphill. Cannot explain, just is.........................

bisiklet yariscisi

Woking to Camberley.

shaunh

Until recently my commute was 14km Tooting to Bloomsbury over Waterloo Bridge.
Now its a quick 3km from Newcastle NSW to Stockton crossing the mighty Hunter River via ferry, (though when I start work before the ferry its 25km over 2 evil bridges).

lizro

Whitchurch on Thames to Reading.

gtvlusso

Redland to Almondsbury - Bs6 to Bs32

About 6 miles direct on the main roads, can do about 40 miles if I go down by the Severn Estuary into Avonmouth and up to Thorbury via the old Severn Crossing....I see rabbits!

Rich158

Gravesend, Kent - the home of the chav

I commute into Greenwich, 22 miles each way, with shooters hill in the way

simple_salmon

Countesthorpe, LEICS to Leicester city centre.

Three days per week (two at home with kids); includes running twice and cycling once. It's about 6 miles each way.

addicted to Langbar

my commute from Meanwood to Leeds city centre of only about 4 miles, has over the course of the year turned into anything up to 15 - 25 miles depending on if I have to take the whippersnappers to school or not.

At least I normally go straight home after work to try and get the three kids in bed at a reasonable hour.

Well, when I say straight home . . . . . . . . . . . . .

P.S. Don't tell the wife!

woodyonthebeach

Marlow to Marlow

Marlow to Twyford

Marlow to Maidenhead

Maidenhead to Twyford

Feltup

Wargrave to Marlow Bottom and back again. Use the A404 in the summer but now go the long way either via Pinkneys Green or Henley.

woodyonthebeach

Feltup wrote:

Wargrave to Marlow Bottom and back again. Use the A404 in the summer but now go the long way either via Pinkneys Green or Henley.

Your brave using the A404. Known of few mad drivers that cain it down there topping well over 100mph+.

Why dont you use the Henley road. Surely that would be faster?

Feltup

Fastest by 10 mins is A404, scary as you like but can do it in 28 mins. Pinkneys Green and Winter Hill usually takes 38 mins and is 3 miles further. Henley has the worst road surfaces but takes a similar time to the Winter Hill route. The climb out of Marlow is horrible though, the back wheel constantly struggling for grip as it gets bounced by that chopped up surface.

What routes do you take?

woodyonthebeach

I have a choice of three.

Winter Hill
Pinkneys Green
Little Marlow road

all have there pro's and cons. What time are you one the road then in the morning. Sure I must see every now and again.

Feltup

Probably get to the top of Winter Hill if I am going that way by about 8.30. Can be anytime in the evening from 6.15-7.15. Red Specialized helmet and black Felt bike.

Urban Roadie

Bexleyheath to Southwark, just off Union Street.

In via Welling, Greenwich Park, Evelyn Street amd Jamaica Road.

Out via the Old Kent Road, Lewisham and Eltham.

Headhuunter

Brockley to Chancery Lane (London)

spasypaddy

barnet to nowhere

used to be barnet to london bridge

londonlivvy

Surf-Matt wrote:

Seems that there is a large concentration of commuters in London - not suprisingly!

Where do you all live and commute to/from?

I'm just outside Truro by the river Fal - my "commute" is purely for fitness and to wake me up properly each morning as it's out and back home again! Alongside a stunning river, through Truro (a "city" but a tiny one!) up to a rural valley, across a couple of fords and back again. A measly 10ish miles but with three absolute killer hills (although a lot easier than they used to be)

Utterly love the ride and can't function properly without it now.

ooh you lucky git. sounds much nicer than streatham.

londonlivvy

But to answer the question (oops - bit distracted by the thought of riding in Cornwall)... Crystal Palace to Chiswick.

Harry182

Bethnal Green to Primrose Hill.

10km on fast roads with a final push along Regents Park Outer Circle for a chance to take on any morning training FCN2s.

chaley

Norwich to the other side of Norwich about 2.5 miles each way, but with the new bike it's getting longer I must be doing 5 miles out each go now, getting up early to go to work what is wrong with me?

Konan

I'm sure every cyclist in Norwich has langster. I think I've changed the BB on half of them

gert_lush

Clifton to Portbury, 5.5 miles of mostly downhill.......on the way too work!

The Chingford Skinhead

DiggingDeeper wrote:

Chingford North - On the hill

Chingford Mount - BlackHs Rd - Tottenham - Finsbury Park - Holloway - Camdem - Euston Rd

Then back again.....despite being uphill going home my quicker times are going uphill. Cannot explain, just is.........................

Urggg shudder, I really really hate Blackhorse Road. Whatever way you go it appears to be uphill and windy and it just lasts forever and ever. If I'm taking the quieter non Lea bridge road route via the River Lea at Tottenham Lock I may take Blackhorse Rd up to Folly lane and striaght onto the river or take the longer Chingrord Road / Forest Road (or Chingford Rd - through the park and backstreets to Forest Rd.

Oh, yeah, sorry. Highams Park E4 to Covent Garden / Holborn. Love it. I get to work full of energy and get home de-stressed (as opposed to distressed when I use the tube)

philbill1973

gert_lush wrote:

Clifton to Portbury, 5.5 miles of mostly downhill.......on the way too work!

I'm Clifton to St Philips, coming home is an issue for me as well !