Olympic Games Lanes

1. normal London traffic will just stop.
   
2. elite VIP limmos will smoothley glide passed the fuming masses
   
3. first reports of olympic traffic riots
   
   

1. Normal London traffic will simply vanish in a puff of positivity and optimism.
   
2. Everything will be 'fantastic' 'inspiring' and 'amazing'
   
3. See '2' unless you're on twitter in which case it will be 'great'.
   

Fuck twitter.
Fuck red lights
Fuck the Olympic lanes

You remind me of someone.

I've just worked out who my new internet lawyer is going to be.

Cycle lane symbols tarmaced over on Lower Thames Street and Tower Hill this morning. Thanks, guys!

Assuming everyone has seen the news. You can cycle in them now apparently.

que?

Not bothered about the lanes themselves really but the traffic light phase changes have ruined my commute. OKR is a carpark both directions morning and night god knows how bad it will get when the lanes go live.
But that means that you get to trackstand your road bike.

Which is your thing.

I've just worked out who my new internet lawyer is going to be.
H2 2012 is all about internet financial advice. Possibly with no small amount of child rearing tips, tricks and constructive criticism.

Not bothered about the lanes themselves really but the traffic light phase changes have ruined my commute. OKR is a carpark both directions morning and night god knows how bad it will get when the lanes go live.

Ah-HA, I wondered why the motorised traffic was so buggered recently.

I couldn't spot any new road works/gas works/blah, so was wondering what it could be- thanks for pointing it out.

I've only recently moved to the area, but part of my commute is this road:

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=westbourne+terrace&hl=en&ll=51.515713,-0.180008&spn=0.012378,0.020578&sll=51.514578,-0.178742&sspn=0.006189,0.010289&hnear=Westbourne+Terrace,+City+of+Westminster,+London+W2,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=16

On my ride home from working heading north, traffic light phasing is horrendous making it take forever, with little opportunity for filtering. I've timed it - the light stays red for a minute, before turning green for ... wait for it ... 10 seconds.

Is this just for the olympics or do I need to find a new route.

Secondly, anyone know if it's possible to ride all the way through West Carriage Drive during the olympics and if not what might be a good alternative route?

Assuming everyone has seen the news. You can cycle in them now apparently.

citation? I can't find a confirmation of this...

I will be avoiding the ORNs as my missus is driving pints of piss around in them.

I travel between kings cross and old street via angel, all of which has the bus & olympic lane, i currently cycle most of the way in the bus lane so im guessing i can carry on doing the same..?

Only just went up on Kingsway and noticing that it's a single lane now.

Jesus.

Hi guys. I have recently joined this site and because of this i cannot post new threads. I'm a complete newb to the fixie scene so my question is are Quella bikes any good for an entry level bike? Sorry about being so off topic here.

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Hi guys. I have recently joined this site and because of this i cannot post new threads. I'm a complete newb to the fixie scene so my question is are Quella bikes any good for an entry level bike? Sorry about being so off topic here.

highly advised you to look around the forum first before firing such question to any random post.

Quella look shit.

There's no fixie scene, you either want to ride, or not.

This is all.

Hi guys. I have recently joined this site and because of this i cannot post new threads. I'm a complete newb to the fixie scene so my question is are Quella bikes any good for an entry level bike? Sorry about being so off topic here.

Christ.
In general, you'll get better quality components, and frame for the same price, if you buy a second hand frame and put your own components.
Also, UTFS. http://www.lfgss.com/thread9085.html

Also Barclays hire bikes are not allowed within 2 mile radius of Olympic site as it's sponsored by Lloyds? Does anyone know about this?

Visa are the sponsors, Barclaycard is Visa so...

Not bothered about the lanes themselves really but the traffic light phase changes have ruined my commute. OKR is a carpark both directions morning and night god knows how bad it will get when the lanes go live.

oh, is that why London Bridge has been gridlocked lately?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ministers-fume-at-order-to-get-to-games-on-the-tube-7960143.html

.... and also from the same article: "The governemnt has spent £ 26,600 buying 411 beach vollyball tickets" (for ministers and their guests) classic!

Not bothered about the lanes themselves really but the traffic light phase changes have ruined my commute. OKR is a carpark both directions morning and night god knows how bad it will get when the lanes go live.
The South end of South bound London Bridge phasing seems to have been fucked about with too. A standstill at 11pm yesterday.

Seb Coe, though.

WAC.

there was a sign indicating that there was a cyclist's detour from tooley street round towards borough market (i.e. turn left not right onto london bridge) this morning.

thing is London bridge was completely clear (I ignored the sign) except for the usual 3 buses blocking the northbound entrance and idiotic peds crossing in front of you along the entirety of the bridge..

it's a southbound thing seems like, last few times I've been going that way it's been chokka to about 2/3 way across the bridge, even really late at night/earlymorning.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ministers-fume-at-order-to-get-to-games-on-the-tube-7960143.html

.... and also from the same article: "The governemnt has spent £ 26,600 buying 411 beach vollyball tickets" (for ministers and their guests) classic!

I bet that only for female games...

You buy the ticket for a session and there are both male and female games in each session. I will be at the bar when the male games are on rather than watching blokes in budgie smugglers jump about in the sand.