The 'I don't commute in London' thread
NGale
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It seems this place is currently over run by them there London villiage types with their skinny coffee-mocha-chinos, filofaxes and 'smartphones' but what about the rest of us who live in the real world outside of the M25!
Me, commute from Dartmouth to Exeter (part train part bike) with views of lovely rivers and rolling hills in the countryside and have a wonderful view of the sea on the cycle home on the way back into Dartmouth.
See you don't get THAT in London
Me, commute from Dartmouth to Exeter (part train part bike) with views of lovely rivers and rolling hills in the countryside and have a wonderful view of the sea on the cycle home on the way back into Dartmouth.
See you don't get THAT in London
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In an attempt to make it gritty and Northern, how about Southport to Warrington, via St.Helens.
seaside town, rural run, town centre, former mining area, cross a motorway and in to badly located urban centre.
not much in the way of views, but plenty of traffic and badly surfaced roads.0 -
Novomix30 wrote:In an attempt to make it gritty and Northern, how about Southport to Warrington, via St.Helens.
not much in the way of views, but plenty of traffic and badly surfaced roads.
thats a good ol commute, im currently doing Childwall to Aintree, great whilst them pesky kids are offKeeping it classy since '830 -
I'll put the first bid for the furthest from London prize:
Ahrensburg to central Hamburg; 576 miles from London town via Calais!
Still rubbish city commute though
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I'm currentl riding a 2 mile round trip from Pye green to Hednesford train station. It's epic.
I do get more chance to read and sleep than I did when I rode the whole way so that's a plus. Also my @rse doesn't hurt as much.Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
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Ha! Pye Green! I used to live in Corsican Drive, Pye Green and commute into Brum every day (by car) : it was before I saw the light and was still languishing on the dark side .... Specialized Roubaix Pro SL : Litespeed Titanium Siena : Specialized Allez : Specialized Tri Cross :
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roddixon wrote:I'll put the first bid for the furthest from London prize:
Ahrensburg to central Hamburg; 576 miles from London town via Calais!
Still rubbish city commute though
Hmm - it's a VERY close call - Culbokie is 571 miles from London and no passport needed (at least for now). Probably find if we were talking the East End of London, I'd be further away!
I have a fab commute too despite actually working in a city (albeit probably the newest and smallest city in the UK - EDIT - to say I'm wrong on both counts :oops: ) ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
NGale wrote:It seems this place is currently over run by them there London villiage types with their skinny coffee-mocha-chinos, filofaxes and 'smartphones' but what about the rest of us who live in the real world outside of the M25!
Filofaxes?! This is 2011 and not 1981, right?FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
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I commute in london.... oh wrong thread.... "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
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meanredspider wrote:roddixon wrote:I'll put the first bid for the furthest from London prize:
Ahrensburg to central Hamburg; 576 miles from London town via Calais!
Still rubbish city commute though
Hmm - it's a VERY close call - Culbokie is 571 miles from London and no passport needed (at least for now). Probably find if we were talking the East End of London, I'd be further away!
I have a fab commute too despite actually working in a city (albeit probably the newest and smallest city in the UK - EDIT - to say I'm wrong on both counts :oops: )
I'm at the other end of Culbokie so can add about a mile on to the 571. Used to do Culbokie to Inverness too but now working (mostly) from Dingwall. Much shorter commute but equally pleasant (via Conon Bridge not the Cromarty Bridge) there is also, sadly, less hills.
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My name is Simon, and I do not commute in London.FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
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I'm hopping over the Derbyshire / Leicestershire / Nottinghamshire borders depending on which route I choose to take - reminds me of a pub called the 4 Counties, which back in the old days (sigh) before the boundary changes you could walk through Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire to get from the door to the bar.
Good beer as well - travelled well Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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The Running Man wrote:Ha! Pye Green! I used to live in Corsican Drive, Pye Green and commute into Brum every day (by car) : it was before I saw the light and was still languishing on the dark side ....
Literally round the corner. I live at the top of the hill.
Have done a few weeks to Brum in the car but it's far too much hassle, either bike or train for me. Or both as we are at the moment.Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
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EKE_38BPM wrote:NGale wrote:It seems this place is currently over run by them there London villiage types with their skinny coffee-mocha-chinos, filofaxes and 'smartphones' but what about the rest of us who live in the real world outside of the M25!
Filofaxes?! This is 2011 and not 1981, right?
actually the filofax is making a comeback, more reliable than those new fangled smartphone things Officers don't run, it's undignified and panics the men0 -
Hipsters had filofaxes before they were cool.FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
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Surely the idiotic foppish crap of Londoners is what makes "Commuting Chat" the amusing irrelevance it is?
The discussion on the "great climbs" of London being a recent example0 -
I live inside the M25 but commute to the outside, I don't know if I'm wanted here or not :?0
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NGale wrote:It seems this place is currently over run by them there London villiage types with their skinny Orange-Mocha-Frappucinos, filofaxes and 'smartphones' but what about the rest of us who live in the real world outside of the M25!
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My name is Simon, and I also do not commute in London.
Not very far though - 9.5 miles from Maidstone to Rochester up Bluebell Hill, still surprisingly lonely between two towns with only the occasional hybrid or MTB going in the other direction. It's all about PBs rather than scalps here so could do with some competition. :twisted:0 -
Remember the world revolves around London...... "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"0
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-spider- wrote:meanredspider wrote:roddixon wrote:I'll put the first bid for the furthest from London prize:
Ahrensburg to central Hamburg; 576 miles from London town via Calais!
Still rubbish city commute though
Hmm - it's a VERY close call - Culbokie is 571 miles from London and no passport needed (at least for now). Probably find if we were talking the East End of London, I'd be further away!
I have a fab commute too despite actually working in a city (albeit probably the newest and smallest city in the UK - EDIT - to say I'm wrong on both counts :oops: )
I'm at the other end of Culbokie so can add about a mile on to the 571. Used to do Culbokie to Inverness too but now working (mostly) from Dingwall. Much shorter commute but equally pleasant (via Conon Bridge not the Cromarty Bridge) there is also, sadly, less hills.
I must be in the lead on this one (at least until NickLouse posts).
Not sure of the direct distance, but Google maps suggests 1800km to drive here.
I start on an island north of Stavanger, bridge to another island, bridge to another island, bridge to the mainland, then through the town and either MTB through a wood or road bike over Ullandhaug hill to reach work.0 -
Wallace1492 wrote:Remember the world revolves around London......
The same way water revolves around a toilet bowl?
*throws pin, runs, comes back, throws grenade, runs quicker*0 -
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Wallace1492 wrote:Remember the world revolves around London......
In the same way that flies circle over a turd ...0 -
notsoblue wrote:
Nice try but you will find that the world revolves round it's axis, not GMT.
How it is perceived within Londonium is another matter None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
Another beautiful day up here in sunny Glasgow, birds are singing, sky is blue.
Meanwhile in the City of London, the market goes into meltdown, brining the country to it's knees (once again).
Yes, its good to be far from the maddening crowd."Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"0 -
Wallace1492 wrote:Another beautiful day up here in sunny Glasgow, birds are singing, sky is blue.
Meanwhile in the City of London, the market goes into meltdown, brining the country to it's knees (once again).
Yes, its good to be far from the maddening crowd.
You do realise its tax revenue from the south east that pays for your blue sky and fancy imported song birds right?0
