This morning's commute and other commuting stories

I go Tulse, Herne, Milkwood, Kennington every day and it's pretty good. Can't comment on the route via Dulwich and Camberwell though.

Talking of West Norwood the set of lights at the end of Robson Rd as you come onto the High Street? What's the deal I was sat there for at least 4 minutes on red before I got bored and made a move as there were no other cars about. This has happened before are there lights that are only triggered by a car?

Saw lots of people who don't seem to value the longterm mobility of their joints wearing short shorts.

As Princess TW said, we like shorts. Don't do knee warmers either - makes cyclists look like escapees from Mega City One.

^^ you could even croxted / rosendale road to brockwell park. bit of a sophies choice really. and possibly a bit out of your way.

feast next weekend damo - suspect we'll see you in the rad-dads bug-a-boo jousting pit.

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Cheers. Do you just use Brixton Road between Milkwood & Kennington Rds?

milkwood > coldharbour > walworth rd > albany rd > old kent > great dover street

Like this? Looks direct if not necessarily pleasant

http://goo.gl/ixafwz

Yep! if you want quieter, there's an offroad route from peckham library to the north east edge of burgess park

Nope I go up Milkwood to Loughborough junction then down Loughborough Rd., joining Kennington Rd. at Jamm. That last bit of Loughborough Rd. can be a BITCH for traffic tho.

why not just go railton road > brixton > brixton road and peel off at kennington.

That last bit of Loughborough Rd. can be a BITCH for traffic tho.

Very much that. @lemonade might do better to head north at the fiveways junction and do Akerman->Patmos->Elliot->Foxley

is that round the back of the new flats they're building?

Thanks all. Brixton road isn't awful in my experience but there's a lot of traffic.

Think I'll either go for something like this then:
http://goo.gl/GsEhaU

Or head down into Peckham, go on the off road bit, through Burgess Park etc. I've no problem on big/busy roads but I've found if you're doing a route twice a day it makes for a more enjoyable life to try to keep off the most trafficky stuff, even if that means going a bit slower. Eg currently enjoying the Thames Path instead of Vauxhall.

^^Aye, but there's no problem heading north. Have to find a different route coming back, though; Akerman Road is still one way till the work finishes.

Who likes short shorts?

milkwood > coldharbour > walworth rd > albany rd > old kent > great dover street

Personally I'd avoid all those

Akerman->Patmos->Elliot->Foxley

and those too,

South London

yep that too.

Choose civilisation, move north.

move north

been there done that. much prefer south

Weirdo

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First day I regretted not wearing gloves. Still fingers were surprisingly mobile for being frozen.

I used to go from Tulse Hill to Brixton using Effra Road and eventually gave up because of traffic, shit drivers and (whisper it) hills. Milkwood4lyfe

The hills are what's good about tulse hill -> effra. Get away ahead of the cars at the lights at the top and you can smash it all the way down Tulse hill at good speed.

Take the cycle+bus only past tulse hill and don't see another car until brockwell park when the cycle lane kicks in.

Commuters of South London, what's a good route to do this journey - is their suggested 'balanced' one any good?>

Norwood Road>Brockwell Park>Brixton Water Lane>Effra Road>Brixton Road>Kennington Park Rd>Newington Causeway>Borough High Street