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I think Aggie was refering to Regents more than Richmond, but could be wrong.
I do think Regents has a bit of an issue with quite aggressive and intimidating riding. The lack of adherence to the red lights making it a less than pleasant road crossing IME.
Richmond is a fairly different vibe from a pedestrian point of view, though some of the full on chain gang stuff is probably a bit much.
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Ha ! … may have dropped by the pub on the way back from my lovely ride in the park …. Regents defo pulls more the “ straightouttaevans “ aero Canyon / Cervelo/SWorks bro crowd … all taking it a bit too seriously for their own good- ( which does lead to them riding around not giving a monkeys about any one else - red light jumping etc or just North Londoners ! ). …. You’re riding around a park … in a massive concrete city … be grateful we have all of them … ( even if they’re all full of tossers ! )
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full on chain gang stuff is probably a bit much
The irony is that they ride in Richmond because they don’t feel safe riding on public streets due to drivers behaving towards them the way they behave towards pedestrians in the park.
Some ride like civilised members of society getting their sporting fill, but most act like full-on wankers.
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There's a very legitimate reason for the roads in richmond and regents park, they are needed so people can actually get there and use the park for leisure purposes. Like wheelchair athletes and handcyclists and all kinds of other people who can only access it by car.
The problem is that the roads are also open as traffic sewers for every motorist in London who gets routed through by waze, so they aren't just used by the people coming to the park, they're like any other rat run for traffic that should be sticking to A roads.
I even used to come across argos delivery lorries driving through richmond park sometimes.
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Calumonwheels
Fuck off … ! I’ve just had a lovely couple of hours riding round the park - beautiful - leaves turning , deer out - well , for a couple of weeks before the Cull - not much traffic … before rush hour when it’s just a rat run full of SUV’s and mopeds blasting it around ….. it was cracking and as a South Londoner I’m chuffed we have somewhere so nice to ride - away from the SUV’s and mopeds. …… oh ..
plus … I wasn’t doing any high speed stuff !