Point to point times across London

The only time I know is my commute from Charing Cross Hospital to Imperial College in South Kensington.

Fastest time is 14 minutes, about 10am on a Saturday morning I think. Didn't have anything in my bag except trainers and shorts for the gym, so was travelling light.

Normal time with change of clothes, paperwork, macbook etc in mornings and evenings I'd say is ~22 minutes, via High St Kensington.

But you're expecting someone else to organise it?

I hate with a passion hearing people say, "Why don't you.." type comments.
It's humanity at it's lowest.

I have never ever evereverever timed any ride.

Just fucking enjoy them.

I have never ever evereverever timed any ride.

Just fucking enjoy them.

I can't because if I time a ride which I do regularly I become obsessed with that time, which is not a good thing.

I have never ever evereverever timed any ride.

Just fucking enjoy them.

Quite right Skullhead.There's just short rides and longer ones!

bottom of brick lane to top of brick lane 30mins... stick that in your pipe!

ha ha...
must've been on a Sunday right ?

But you're expecting someone else to organise it?
I hate with a passion hearing people say, "Why don't you.." type comments.
It's humanity at it's lowest.

Why don't you.. HTFU :P

West Ealing to Liverpool St. usually around the 55min mark.
Fastest was 40min stopping for lights and peds and shit. 30kph

I have never ever evereverever timed any ride.

Just fucking enjoy them.

I only know my H'smith - South Ken route because I need to be there on time.

Otherwise I give myself ridiculous amounts of time to get everywhere for exactly that reason :)

i find it good to know how long a route is gonna take because then you can work out when you need to leave and when you will get to places.

but if I was going to Angel according to your time I'd be an hour late
(are you sure your watch wasn't broken? or maybe you read the wrong hour?)

nah, i started listening to a podcast at streatham common and i took it out and stopped it at angel tube, i dont remember pausing it and the podcast was over an hour long so it couldn't have gone onto another one.
but even if you dont pace it i reckon it should only take about 30 mins or so.

These are both peak hour commutes on my heavy as fuck leave on the street bike.

Cnr Piccadilli /St James st to far side of Putney bridge Dukes head pub. 18 minutes

Cnr Fulham Rd / Sydney st to Kew Gardens tube 28 mins.
But I'm old.

object - we share a love of going fast in traffic. the only difference is, i have a front brake.

do you realize how much faster you would go if you had a brake? i highly doubt you'd take as many risks as me. there's no way you can compete on speed or agility if you're racing someone your equal. i'm pretty sure i'd cane you in some heavy traffic.

xxx

Mini Cooper, unless I've gone mad, you're saying you basically got from The Ritz Hotel to Putney Bridge in 18 minutes??? Thats quick. But maybe somebody else will say its slow?

Ritz to Putney in 18 mins? Out of interest whats your route as I do the same and then onto Kingston and I don't reckon I am anywhere near 18 mins for the Putney section.( admittedly I stopped trying to get fast times last year and for some reason I seem to enjoy my ride home more these days).

18 mn! are you sure it wasn't closer to 19?

My fastest time is from The Coach and Horses in Brixton - Bow rd in Mile End in 27 mins.

It was on a Bank Holiday evening and I'd had just enough beers to boost my confidence in traffic whilst also numbing any pain in my legs. I also stopped en route to pick up a wallet that was lying in the road, so probably more like 26.5 mins ;)

My usual commute is the exact same route (actually 50m down the road. I don't work at the Coach + Horses) and I usually do it in 40 mins.

i did the trip to angel on a geared racing bike in the middle of the afternoon, but normally im on a purple and white fixed(gillott) with risers and white deep vs. i always see some guy on an orange fixed gear going up brixton hill. and i saw a **guy in streatham on a black fixed with an orange front wheel and nobrakes **(slightly off topic)

Seen him a few times too. If I see you I shall holler. I'm on a pearly white Vivalo or my new neon pink Watanabe

object - we share a love of going fast in traffic. the only difference is, i have a front brake.

do you realize how much faster you would go if you had a brake? i highly doubt you'd take as many risks as me. there's no way you can compete on speed or agility if you're racing someone your equal. i'm pretty sure i'd cane you in some heavy traffic.

xxx

If you're riding fast, the only thing having a brake does is give you false confidence. Brake or NoBrake®, the faster you ride the more chance you have of getting taken out.

East Dulwich to Russell Square commuting, leaving at 7-8am, fastest was 16 minutes avec gears, 18 fixed. Average somewhere around 21ish mins, cos some days I sprint, some days I dawdle...

16mins! that's fucking quick!

I like to maintain a constant(ish) speed, no stopping and keep everything as smooth as possible.

Like that, but on the 53 tooth chainring and the 14 tooth cog. I might have been rounding down as well ;)

If you're riding fast, the only thing having a brake does is give you false confidence. Brake or NoBrake®, the faster you ride the more chance you have of getting taken out.

fair enought mate, i do think he'd love it though, if you're adrenaline junky you're gonna take risks anyway..

If you're riding fast, the only thing having a brake does is give you false confidence. Brake or NoBrake®, the faster you ride the more chance you have of getting taken out.

Why is it false confidence? If you know your bike and its brakes you'll know how fast you can hit a corner and it will be faster than someone with no brakes if the corner is tight enough.

Why is it false confidence? If you know your bike and its brakes you'll know how fast you can hit a corner and it will be faster than someone with no brakes if the corner is tight enough.

I agree, back with brakes I ride twice as fast as without. Also, the faster you ride the less people try and take liberties with you. Its easier to dominate the road when you are going quicker. As for stopping distances well. I can stop my bike from about 20mph in a few seconds with mt front disc brake and fixed gear combination. Cue ant-disc brake abuse