Regants Canal Path in Rush Hour!

[bazzadigz C+]

Im usually on the path around 9:45-10:30 but today I actually had to be in on time so I left with the peak hour traffic and I just need to say.....OH MY GOD!!

I must have overtaken 60+ cyclists! In recent weeks there have been people on the path with boards writing something down (does anyone know what this is?), i'm guessing the 2 are related...surely they wouldnt close the path off to cyclists?

 

[zimzum42]

MAybe they'll fill in the canal and make a cycle path!

 

[bryce]

Having watched the vid someone posted recently with the nutter pretending to have something in his hand, I wouldn't cycle along there - would be concerned someone could just push you straight into the canal - looks really narrow..! Also looks pretty slow if you have to slow down for peds/ oncoming cyclists etc.

Has anyone ever taken a dip?

 

[bazzadigz C+]

yeah i rescued a cyclist before...I didnt see it happen but he said it just misjudged a corner! we spend the next 30mins with a fisherman trying to rescue the bike!

Apart from the nutter last week I think its still alot safer than the road, must be the reason everyone likes it?

 

[Jake]

It is a lovely journy for sure, but a heck of a lot slower then the roads i believe. I think thats why so many use it, just for the relaxing pace of it and the scenery. Had one near dip but managed to save myself. There is a really narrow bit where under a bridge, the path has paving stones which slant very steeply towards teh water, scary! i would say what time im there, but everyone will be waving at the camera lol or trying to stab me again! ;o) Warm evenings are certainly the worst, everyone is out, dogs shitting in the middle the path, drunks, i saw someone pushing a buggie really fast with a kid in, he was jogging with it. I mean, how effing dangerous especialy as I was coming over one of hte little bridges. grrr.

back to the question, i guess they are monitoring how many people use it. There was some people trying to get donnations for reparing it, forget what they are called, but i put a clip of them up.

 

[mr_cellophane]

back to the question, i guess they are monitoring how many people use it. There was some people trying to get donnations for reparing it, forget what they are called, but i put a clip of them up.

I have seen Sustran people with a little stand around Bow one weekend. Didn't bother to stop to find out what they were up to.

 

[Jake]

just trying to get us to give money. Sounds good, but .gov should give money then us, rather like a voluntay tax for cyclists. They aslo want to build a cycle bridge across the thames.

 

[biking_fox]

Maybe it was the water authority counting cyclists vs the number of permit to rides that they've issued ... something I doubt most cyclists apply for.

 

[BentMikey]

Let's face it, canal towpaths, for the most part, really suck tailpipe if you want to get somewhere fast. It's better and safer to stick to the roads, IMO.