jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
Not that I'm bored of my route or anything…or that I am keen to extend it in any way (god forbid!!).
But I was kinda noodling about on Google last night and it occurred to me that, now that I am happy that I can ride the distance required, I may as well try to make my journey as enjoyable and safe as I can.
To do so, I thought about a route that would remove some of the "nasty" sections of my current route and at the same time I wanted to think about ways that I could reward my self with some form of privilege.
To do that I tried to come up with a route that took in parts of London that you cant get to "easily" in a car, or on a motorbike. I also wanted to look at cramming in a lot of "sights"….. just because they are there and at the moment I miss them in favour of jammed roads and "hot" busses.
So for the first time this morning, I ran my new route and….it was fab!
I now run through some of the most fantastic parts of London ( and famous bits) I ride over Westminster bridge, taking in Big Ben as she is lit in the face by the rising sun (gorgeous), I run along the mall, with all the flag poles rattling in the wind, I go right past Lizzy's front door at "Buck House". I get to ride straight through the Wellington arch (at the bottom of hyde park) HERE and then through ma tiny slip road that cars and bikes cant use into the gorgeous Hyde park where I join the rest of the cyclists all riding in a "private" road with no cars and only squirrels to avoid (this was the best shot I could get from my blackberry)
Finally I scoot past Kensington palace and head toward Hammersmith for my final leg.
It's a beautiful ride and I am soooo pleased I can mix it up and change things about a bit, the freedom to do so is something you don’t get with any other form of "mechanical" transport and I would strongly advise anyone to try it out…I literally cant wait until tomorrow.
But I was kinda noodling about on Google last night and it occurred to me that, now that I am happy that I can ride the distance required, I may as well try to make my journey as enjoyable and safe as I can.
To do so, I thought about a route that would remove some of the "nasty" sections of my current route and at the same time I wanted to think about ways that I could reward my self with some form of privilege.
To do that I tried to come up with a route that took in parts of London that you cant get to "easily" in a car, or on a motorbike. I also wanted to look at cramming in a lot of "sights"….. just because they are there and at the moment I miss them in favour of jammed roads and "hot" busses.
So for the first time this morning, I ran my new route and….it was fab!
I now run through some of the most fantastic parts of London ( and famous bits) I ride over Westminster bridge, taking in Big Ben as she is lit in the face by the rising sun (gorgeous), I run along the mall, with all the flag poles rattling in the wind, I go right past Lizzy's front door at "Buck House". I get to ride straight through the Wellington arch (at the bottom of hyde park) HERE and then through ma tiny slip road that cars and bikes cant use into the gorgeous Hyde park where I join the rest of the cyclists all riding in a "private" road with no cars and only squirrels to avoid (this was the best shot I could get from my blackberry)
Finally I scoot past Kensington palace and head toward Hammersmith for my final leg.
It's a beautiful ride and I am soooo pleased I can mix it up and change things about a bit, the freedom to do so is something you don’t get with any other form of "mechanical" transport and I would strongly advise anyone to try it out…I literally cant wait until tomorrow.