E&C is not a good place for cyclists. Especially cocky ones. I work beside it and have witnessed a number of accidents and at least one fatality. It's basically dangerous, not fun, (in the way that Vauxhall cross is not fun and nor is Hyde Park Corner) so let's cut the bravado. Bear in mind that while you may be a competant cyclist (and painfully cool), what looks to me like 50%+ of the motorists using it seem not to know where they are going, what exit they need or what lane to be in. Agreed that if you have to use it, use it at speed but FFS it ain't the cul-de-sac you grew up in and there are actually bike lanes that circumvent it. Although of course I do understand that the extra minutes mean dead-time in our incredibly important schedules.
Miserable cunt.