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damzel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 5imon Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > you've got pretty much the same route as > me..only > > diffs being that I go up St Norberts then > Malpas, > > then Greenwich High Road to get to the foot > > tunnel. There's very little in it, but I've > done > > various iterations and found this to be the > best > > combination of quiet roads and time/distance. > > Thanks - Norbert/Malpas is more direct than my > route so should shave off a few minutes. Do you > get on Greenwich High Road where it starts just > after Deptford Bridge? Is it a nightmare for > close passes? I ride the Norbert/Malpas route also (from Nunhead). I don't much like Creek Road or Greenwich High Road, so if I'm not in a hurry I go straight across the pedestrian crossing at the end of Copperas Street, then follow the bike path across the footbridge and along the river to the tunnel. Adds a few minutes, but more "scenic". Seems to take 25-35 minutes to Canary Wharf, depending on how excited I am.

I had quotes from IQ for the doors and rooflights. Ended up going bi-fold not sliding, and got them through Hedgehog, which is IQ's aluminium brand. They did what seems to me to be a great job, on v big bi-folds (2.9m high). No regrets on bi-folds, but mainly because ours only stretch 2/3 across the back of the house, so the opening is already restricted. Sliding would have left an opening only 1/3 the width of the property. Being able to open the bi-folds the whole way is great. Ended up using another company for the rooflights as IQ was expensive, but I wouldn't recommend the other lot. PM me if you'd like any more details.

I ride from Nunhead to Canary Wharf. The Greenwich tunnel is definitely the way to go - slightly a pain waiting for the lift and then walking, but it's really not that much of a bother. I have a friend who used to ride through the Rotherhithe tunnel, but that would be horrible. It's a long way out of the way to go up to E&C. I have a fairly direct route from the south of Nunhead to Greenwich which avoids most of the main roads, but it takes some planning because there are no proper cycle paths. I ride down St Norbert Road to Brockely, then Malpas Road (can be a bit busy, but not terrible), Florence Road, Herald Street, Tanner's Hill, brings you out to New Cross Road, which is busy and requires some care. Left onto Deptford Church Street (it's wide so generally ok) and then right at the first roundabout around Creekside then Copperas (the building works there are now a bit of a pain, but ok). Then you can either turn right along Creek Rd to Greenwich (busier) or when I started riding there I would go straight across the pedestrian crossing and onto the path along the Thames, which leads to the tunnel at Greenwich. This works out pretty well with the only really messy bit being New Cross Road. Depending on where you are in ED you won't want to ride up the hill to join my route from the start, but you can probably pick out a route across Peckham Rye Common, through the backstreets of Nunhead (avoiding Evelina Road), and over to Brockely. Good luck - don't be put off - I love cycling in London.