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Not so much commute but tourist day tripper, and pedinger as Mrs 853 wasn't too keen on rolling out on a rental bike.
Did spend the time watching out for riders and bike checking, Started at St Pancs and a blonde lady with black and red helmet bombed down the hill and got a green light and zipped off at speed, behind St pancs by nature garden, up to camden lock for a chinese for breakfast, all flash road bikes around Regents park, no fixed or SS until we got down to soho.
Making mental notes and causally checking out bike locking, loads of Kryptonites out there but more cheapo locks, did spot some nice bikes around the place.
Loads of wreckers too, slowly rusting away and some classic how not to lock your bike front wheels only.
Thought of DAS'ing a few but decided against it, cut down from Regents into Baker street for Holmes, ambled along bond/oxford street checking out side streets, finished off at the Hunterian muesum which is great if you are a budding serial killer or trying to impress a Goth girl (few goth girls in there, i like goths) then a pizza across the road and amble back to St Pancs for a train home. Few commuters with bikes on board.
Learnt my way round a bit more, checked out and sat on a boris bike, next step will be rent one for central London then much later (need a good lock first) i will bring a bike in so i can go beyond the reach of rentals with out incurring extra fee's.
Cold but dry, some nice locals and grumpy tourists 8/10