And today's commuting highlight is...
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Latest advice is avoid at all costs. No trains stopping there and roads closed.
Plus this:
Lower Thames Street has been closed in both directions between Great Tower Street and Southwark Bridge. Blackfriars Underpass is closed eastbound and traffic diverted to New Bridge Street.
It's going to be mayhem tomorrow.
Plus this:
Lower Thames Street has been closed in both directions between Great Tower Street and Southwark Bridge. Blackfriars Underpass is closed eastbound and traffic diverted to New Bridge Street.
It's going to be mayhem tomorrow.
Well i'll echo that - nightmare getting in, London Bridge closed so had to use Tower after a turn-back at the Southwark Street junction.
Then they seem top be doing building work everywhere, no right turns (London Wall - Moorgate North), roads closed after you've turned down them without signing that they are (Moor Lane)....bloody nightmare!
Had a good run in from Beckenham - Lewisham with a white ZX-10R which was good, shame about the CBR125R that was doing it's upmost to follow and being hugely dangerous doing so!
Then they seem top be doing building work everywhere, no right turns (London Wall - Moorgate North), roads closed after you've turned down them without signing that they are (Moor Lane)....bloody nightmare!
Had a good run in from Beckenham - Lewisham with a white ZX-10R which was good, shame about the CBR125R that was doing it's upmost to follow and being hugely dangerous doing so!
mitzy said:
Southwark Bridge Road and Southark Bridge open this morning but all very quiet,
Rode past all the TV companies and reporters just at the bottom of Southwark street.
Even Lower Thames Street very quiet too.
Things had got very busy heading west into town standard post half term chaos traffic wise on the highway to tower bridge itself which unsuprisingly was seriously busier than ever this morning. Rode past all the TV companies and reporters just at the bottom of Southwark street.
Even Lower Thames Street very quiet too.
Lower Thames Street heading west after the tower bridge junction absolutely empty compared to normal - I still question the traffic light timings at the tower bridge crossroads irrespective of the weekends events and closures.
Came over Southwalk bridge North to South which was the standard empty lane so my highlight (Snap Mitzy) waiting to turn right by all the TV crews at the junction of Southwalk bridge road and Southwalk street which is the western edge of the london bridge cordon. Had been watching Charlie on BBC Breakfast reporting from there about 30mins earlier on the TV.
sjtscott said:
CAPP0 said:
My highlight was doing my normal 1hr+ commute in 45 mins and that included a visit to the village shop after I left home! Absolutely zero traffic anywhere.
Half term I guess and a Friday 
I'm at working at home today and my office is dead apparently - quicker if slightly less exciting than normal commute for me today.Forgot to post a thurday highlight for me
Going over Southwark Bridge and a bit of slow moving traffic , a guy on a Triumph behind me , was all set to pull out and pass traffic and he jumps past me at 100 leptons ..... wotever I mutter in my helmet.
Traffic lights other side of the Bridge are on so I sit behind him, he then turns right , straight into the cycle lane and has try and get out
Oh how I chuckled in my helmet :-)
Going over Southwark Bridge and a bit of slow moving traffic , a guy on a Triumph behind me , was all set to pull out and pass traffic and he jumps past me at 100 leptons ..... wotever I mutter in my helmet.
Traffic lights other side of the Bridge are on so I sit behind him, he then turns right , straight into the cycle lane and has try and get out
Oh how I chuckled in my helmet :-)
mitzy said:
Forgot to post a thurday highlight for me
Going over Southwark Bridge and a bit of slow moving traffic , a guy on a Triumph behind me , was all set to pull out and pass traffic and he jumps past me at 100 leptons ..... wotever I mutter in my helmet.
Traffic lights other side of the Bridge are on so I sit behind him, he then turns right , straight into the cycle lane and has try and get out
Oh how I chuckled in my helmet :-)
That will be a summer special blast it in a straight line biker - clearly doesn't know the road layout or have the ability to read it! Going over Southwark Bridge and a bit of slow moving traffic , a guy on a Triumph behind me , was all set to pull out and pass traffic and he jumps past me at 100 leptons ..... wotever I mutter in my helmet.
Traffic lights other side of the Bridge are on so I sit behind him, he then turns right , straight into the cycle lane and has try and get out
Oh how I chuckled in my helmet :-)
I ride a Triumph but I go in the opposite direction to you over Southwalk bridge each day as I come from Canary Wharf - I get the s
t single lane part up to Tower Hill coming home.sjtscott said:
mitzy said:
Forgot to post a thurday highlight for me
Going over Southwark Bridge and a bit of slow moving traffic , a guy on a Triumph behind me , was all set to pull out and pass traffic and he jumps past me at 100 leptons ..... wotever I mutter in my helmet.
Traffic lights other side of the Bridge are on so I sit behind him, he then turns right , straight into the cycle lane and has try and get out
Oh how I chuckled in my helmet :-)
That will be a summer special blast it in a straight line biker - clearly doesn't know the road layout or have the ability to read it! Going over Southwark Bridge and a bit of slow moving traffic , a guy on a Triumph behind me , was all set to pull out and pass traffic and he jumps past me at 100 leptons ..... wotever I mutter in my helmet.
Traffic lights other side of the Bridge are on so I sit behind him, he then turns right , straight into the cycle lane and has try and get out
Oh how I chuckled in my helmet :-)
I ride a Triumph but I go in the opposite direction to you over Southwalk bridge each day as I come from Canary Wharf - I get the s
t single lane part up to Tower Hill coming home.t!" to himself before driving over the reservation.Then just makes you angry thinking AGAIN about how ridiculously oversized that cycle path is, compared to the zero room left for us bikers to do anything at all.
115 miles this morning - wet and windy but arrived completely dry with the exception of my gloves which are soaked through. Again.
Since Gore-Tex isn't working (two different pairs of Gore-Tex gloves have done the same) I guess some kind of over glove would be a good idea for downpours like this?
Since Gore-Tex isn't working (two different pairs of Gore-Tex gloves have done the same) I guess some kind of over glove would be a good idea for downpours like this?
SBDJ said:
115 miles this morning - wet and windy but arrived completely dry with the exception of my gloves which are soaked through. Again.
Since Gore-Tex isn't working (two different pairs of Gore-Tex gloves have done the same) I guess some kind of over glove would be a good idea for downpours like this?
If gore-tex isn't working, you've bad gloves. Return them, gore-tex is guaranteed.Since Gore-Tex isn't working (two different pairs of Gore-Tex gloves have done the same) I guess some kind of over glove would be a good idea for downpours like this?
I've some held racetex gloves, never leaked once, and I've ridden them through 2 winters.
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