I used to try this but what you should do is just ride with the car traffic in the road. Give it some beans and pace yourself with the cars.
I'd rather gently annoy and slow down some traffic than get knocked down and then rolled over by a bunch of awful cyclists in a tiny not fit for purpose cycle lane.
My route has just changed - now Victoria to Kings Cross, as I've moved "out of town".
Bloomsbury cycle lane - OMG. I've been riding it for two days and I've already had enough. Nodder central, so you've got to be really patient - can do - then some penis-wad tries to squeeze past and nip in front when there's no space at all?!
I used to try this but what you should do is just ride with the car traffic in the road. Give it some beans and pace yourself with the cars.
I'd rather gently annoy and slow down some traffic than get knocked down and then rolled over by a bunch of awful cyclists in a tiny not fit for purpose cycle lane.