East London canals

jds_1981

FYI, there are a spate of late night muggings going on so take care.

imatfaal

Thanks JDS will be a bit more aware - I went all the way from the Thames to Waltham Abbey last night - but earlier than I imagine the muggers come out. Luckily the ar5ewipes who were putting lines across the bike path have stopped.

jds_1981

imatfaal wrote:

Thanks JDS will be a bit more aware - I went all the way from the Thames to Waltham Abbey last night - but earlier than I imagine the muggers come out. Luckily the ar5ewipes who were putting lines across the bike path have stopped.

Didn't hear about that. Where was it?

imatfaal

The floating path underneath the A12 just before Three Mill Island. I hit one that was just above hip height (tied to the two hand rails) - I was on my beast of a steel MTB which feels like it could ride through walls but I still nearly stacked it; the line broke which was lucky. I mentioned it to a few other cyclists on the canal path that day and one of the other commuters said he had hit one, come off and afterwards he reported to old bill.

I thought I posted it here - but cannot find it

perfectmark

I often take the Limehouse Cut to/from work. Thanks for the heads up, I might give it a miss until the schools are back if it is like that.

imatfaal

perfectmark wrote:

I often take the Limehouse Cut to/from work. Thanks for the heads up, I might give it a miss until the schools are back if it is like that.

On the lines across the path; there was a flurry and it seems to have stopped - on the muggings; I reckon one would be ok at normal commuting times. I do the Cut twice a day, five or six times a week, all year; I reckon it is still a lot safer than the madness which is Whitechapel/Mile End Road/Bow Roundabout.

Say Hello if you see me - 40 something, always fully lycra-ed up and carrying rucksack, over-exerting, and on blue hybrid or yellow mtb or grey synapse