New thru city centre cycle commute

[middleagecyclist]

You should be careful what you wish for I suppose. I wanted to build more miles into my commute but now instead of covering 3.5 miles each way at 07:00hrs and 21:00hrs x 3 per week along quiet(ish) roads, I now have a longer route of 6 miles each way at 07:00hrs and 16:00hrs x 5 per week thru Manchester city centre. Anyone else go north up the A56 or A665 to Prestwich/Whitefield at 16:00hrs? How bad is it?

 

[Moodyman]

City centres are fine if you find side streets. I do both Leeds and Bradford daily. just gotta be alert and assertive

 

[I like Skol]

Sounds like great fun MAC, I mean this seriously as I do enjoy the cut and thrust of riding in traffic

 

[400bhp]

South of the city? Where exactly?

 

[middleagecyclist]

South of the city? Where exactly?

Oxford Road

 

[KneesUp]

I used to live in Prestwich - Bury Old and Bury New will be stationary then IIRC - and there is a bus lane on one of them.

 

[fossyant]

Oxford Road

A34 Mate.

PM me your route. I'll sort it for you. Get off Oxford Road..!

 

[KneesUp]

I used to like Oxford Road - lots of buses to draft and bus lanes to ride in. That was 1995 mind you. I expect it's different now

 

[middleagecyclist]

A34 Mate.

PM me your route. I'll sort it for you. Get off Oxford Road..!

Cheers muchly. This is what Googlemaps is suggesting. I know my way into the city centre but hate the stop start/tram lines/broken roads once past the Arena. Happy to use the main roads into and out of Manchester for the rest. Any suggestions welcome.