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Longandwinding:
ref planning : http://www.cyclestreets.net gives you fast/balanced/quiet routes,
Ref Guerilla Signs/alternate routes
I've contacted Colin who heads up Westminster cyclists and he says:
"Despite the campaign to change the signs at Oxford Circus banning cyclists from entering Oxford Street, using this street cannot really be recommended. As you say, there are parallel routes to the north and south. Going west, you can turn off left at Berwick Street and then use Noel Street, Great Marlborough Street, Maddox Street and Grosvenor Street. You cannot currently follow this route eastbound, but there is a package of complementary measures in the Cycle Hire scheme to provide an eastbound route. Alternatively you can turn off right at Newman Street and then follow Eastcastle Street, Margaret Street, Henrietta Place and Wigmore Street. Unfortunately neither of these avoids the stretch of Oxford Street where the cyclist was killed. Going east, you are better off north of Oxford Street, using Wigmore Street and Mortimer Street."
I agree with the east route (Wigmore/Mortimer) when crossing to the far east. The rest, check it out, get the graphic designers going...