Commute from Essex / Havering area

[MacB]

Bigfella...
The chase ...thats the one.

MacB who broke their leg??

Sig, my wife, see this thread:-

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=31841

 

[bigfella]

I alternate 8-4 and 10-6. So with 15 minutes to get changed and down to the basement I leave work at 10 past :?:
The A13 CP is OK, a lot smoother than the Barking Road.
Mind the speed bumps down The Chase and the bees and the debris from the burn out car at the western end.

I finish at 6PM tomorrow, not sure what time you do Sig?

Perhaps I could take your route back My. Cellophane.

 

[Sig SilverPrinter]

I'll finish around 6ish depends how much I've got done.my working hours vary ,some times I start at 7am and sometimes i work 'til 8/9pm

MacB ..who are these mythical fat blokes that i cycle with

 

[bigfella]

Ok fair enough, well might be able to do the trip back as I will finish at 6.

 

[MacB]

MacB ..who are these mythical fat blokes that i cycle with

you say the nicest things, I know I've lost some but still another 3 stone to go

 

[Sig SilverPrinter]

i'll keep you posted re: ride home we could go A13 cyclepath.I normally go back a totally different way home: whitechapel,mile end ,stratford ,ilford,chadwell heath then go across at jutsums lane but its a pretty busy route and I wouldn't want to put you off

 

[mr_cellophane]

I have found Stratford to be a nightmare, but not done any more of that route during the week.

 

[Sig SilverPrinter]

getting over to go over bow flyover is a bit tricky also coming up to stratford I used to go round the one way system before realizing theres a cycle cut through which is much better

 

[mr_cellophane]

getting over to go over bow flyover

 

[bigfella]

Well my first commute never happened! I got everything ready last night and then realised I didn't have the key for my lock. I hunted around until after 11pm until I finally gave up, I was really looking forward to it. Especially after the people at work joking that it will "never happen" bla bla bla. I was hoping to prove them wrong, lets hope I can do that if I buy a lock today and ride tomorrow.

PM returned - Mr. Cellophane.

 

[bigfella]

Well......I DID IT!!! Woo hoo.

Its approx 16 miles and did it in 1:05!

Came into work, showered and feel great.

 

[mr_cellophane]

Just over an hour, that is great for a first time.
Well done

 

[bigfella]

Maybe I'm not as slow as I thought. I was riding away, now and again checking my phone's GPS to make sure I was on course. Then I started to recognise where I was, 2 mins later I'm outside the office!

 

[Sprocket Dog]

compared to my normal rides the A13 and A12 seemed like the devils highways to me, never relaxed once on them.

The A13's not too bad, the cycle lane makes things a lot easier. To be honest, the worst part of the A13 is cycling past the Goresbrook Leisure Centre when the proles are out.

 

[bigfella]

Yeah its not too bad, better than I thought actually. I hope I can remember the same route home!