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Plus, there's another issue... how do you get INTO Heathrow?
They've shut down what used to be the old service tunnels that pedestrians and cyclists could use, as these have long been converted for car use.
You aren't now allowed to cycle through any road route into the airport. So you need to take one of the transit buses from just outside Heathrow itself. If these are busy you will be turned away.
And there's another issue... since cycles are not allowed in, no provision is made to park bikes anywhere. You see a few, but just against fences. And the police/security can remove anything that they dislike and have the tools to do so.
I used to work in Heathrow and cycle there, it was a pain in the arse back then and it's a lot worse now.