In London this Friday

capt_caveman
capt_caveman Posts: 9
edited March 2014 in Commuting general
I'm popping over to our London office on Friday and was thinking of Boris biking instead of taking the tube or bus as I usually do. Will be training into London Bridge and heading up Bishopsgate to just past Liverpool Street station, and was hoping to have time to potter over to Camden at some point.

As I've never cycled in London (in fact, I haven't cycled in the UK at all for nigh on 20 years, let alone used an ASL before!), any tips/advice for surviving that part of town would be gratefully received.

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  • damocles10
    damocles10 Posts: 340
    There has been a lot of building work around Bishopsgate, as a consequence the roads have quite a few pot holes and uneven surfaces, if you keep an eye out for them it should be fine, they're nothing major but if it's raining avoid the puddles.
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    Don't pass big vehicles on the left (even if there's a bike lane).
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • capt_caveman
    capt_caveman Posts: 9
    Jesus, I'm never going to grumble about the condition of the roads back home again! :shock:

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