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Haha cheers chief_scrutter. Pfft yeah only 16 hours, mostly having a bit of a sit, with a bit of jogging thrown in. Does'nt sound particularly hard work, they only have to worry about navigating between lines, and they left out the DLR and Overground. However they are at the mercy of the rickety old system breaking down, and it took 25 attempts, sod that. Whereas the good old bicycle is virtually unstoppable, with only 1 puncture being any hinderance so far, and the time it takes to plot the route and write out directions. But it has taken me 10 days over the course of a few months so far, so I'm not setting any speed records.
And Nic I did wonder about the number of traffic lights. Funnily enough for a bit of a random sample I was going to get 3 of those pedometer/ticker things to attach to the bars or top tube and keep a record of how many traffic lights I went through on one, and then record the number of reds and greens with the other two. But I figured, quite correctly in hindsight, that keeping up with the route notes was distracting enough and it would have been like riding along patting your head and rubbing you stomach. I'd have probably stacked it into the back of a bus within minutes.
I probably will send this thread link and a copy of the map to TFL when I 'm finished, it will give Boris something to read during his tea break if nothing else. I guess I might aswell send it to the Londonist too, and maybe a few bike mags or something. I have'nt really thought about that to be honest, and am still a bit surprised by the interest.
I've not written out notes for the Piccadilly line yet, but if you're up for that Nic, towards the end of the week, or early next let me know. I don't fancy doing it rain so will keep an eye on the weather forecast.