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Arno:
encountered some scumbags on my way to childcare bombing up his hot hatch up gordon road in south woodford while I was coasting down the same road. and to compensate for the small size of his genitals he did manage to give me a good scare by continuing his acceleration, forming the words f*** u with his lips and swerving quite suddenly towards me.
I guess now I know who owns the road.

edit. I meant to write that I made a sign with my hand to ask him to slow down a bit, which prompted his angry reaction.

Paul:
That's horrible. It's rare, but when you come across that sort of disregard, it does give you the willies.

Glad you're okay.

Dora:
Well, it was chucking it down this morning, so I was persuaded (read TOLD) to accept a lift. One car broke down, the other ran out of fuel, so I was still late for work. It persisted it down all day so that by the time home time arrived, there were no trains running, due to flooding.  At the bus station, I discovered the bus from work to home had been withdrawn months ago, so I make up another route involving two busses and a long walk. £9.20 and three hours later I'm finally home and I am NEVER leaving my bike at home again!!!

jane:

--- Quote from: citoyen on June 22, 2012, 10:50:11 AM ---Would be nice to find a route that's as quiet as that first bit all the way...

d.


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Really quiet and probably way too slow would be to head into Beckenham Place Park and ride the road along the top, cross Southend Lane into Dunfield Rd along Brookehowse Rd and Fordmill into Canadian Ave under Catford Bridge up through Ladywell Fields past Crofton School up Ewhurst Rd into Sevenoaks Rd, onto Brockley Rise (strictly speaking it's called Stondon Park at that point) from which you can access the cycle route (I think it's 22)  that goes over the railway into Nunhead and down to Peckham Rye and Rye Lane.  From there  the Surrey Canal Path (or if you don't fancy going that slow due to lots of pedestrians
use Sumner Rd instead onto Trafalgar then through Burgess Park when it reopens, anyway, out onto Albany Rd up Thurlow St and past the old Heygate (soon to crumble to dust) and bobs your uncle.
If I get a minute I might try and plot and post the route if you are interested.

citoyen:

--- Quote from: jane on June 23, 2012, 06:32:38 AM ---Really quiet and probably way too slow would be to head into Beckenham Place Park and ride the road along the top, cross Southend Lane into Dunfield Rd along Brookehowse Rd and Fordmill into Canadian Ave under Catford Bridge...
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Funnily enough, that's exactly the route I had originally planned until I was distracted by the blue cycle route signs. Hadn't really planned anything after that point, but the rest of your route sounds interesting. Might give it a go on Monday.  :thumbsup:


--- Quote ---If I get a minute I might try and plot and post the route if you are interested.

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Thanks. I think I can work it out from your description - if not, I'll get back to you...

d.

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