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Usual easy-paced ride, this one mostly quiet roads with a few path sections through parks. Some gentle hills, nothing extreme. Inspiration comes from the last Waterlink way ride that made me curious about another tributary of the Ravensbourne, the one with the easy-to-remember-name, the Quaggy River. The Quaggy meets the Ravensbourne down by Lewisham station […]
Special 21 mile Bank Holiday ride to Alexandra Palace and back, using a different route each way. Begin northwards through the City and Islington. At Canonbury make the first of several contacts with the New River. Continue to Clissold Park (2nd New River sighting), then Woodberry Wetlands (New River 3) and Finsbury Park (New River […]
Southwark Cyclist volunteer Bob Eva and his personal protection officer from the Met will be at the junction of Herne Hill and Holmdene Avenue from 6-8pm. They will be having a good time clocking speeding drivers so give them a wave as you go by, even consider joining in. Learning to point a speedgun at […]
Free and everyone welcome. It’s not a course, it’s a drop-in.. What gets taught depends on what problems you bring in. The guys that do it are well known greats from our summer-time Dr Bikes at Peckham Arch and on Quietway 1. I'm tempted to show you their pictures but I think we'd better have […]
Start/finish at Canada Water Library (Deal Porter Square, opposite Canada Water Station, SE16 7AR). Route to show Quietways 1 and 14 and planned extension of Q14. If you ride through Greenwich, Deptford or Bermondsey, these are useful routes to learn. They also pass many places of interest including Russia Dock Woodland, Deptford Historic Waterfront, the […]
Southwark Cyclists volunteer Bob Eva will be holding the speedgun and collecting the evidence which has led the Met to start organising their own speed traps. He will be protected by PCSO Kevin Phillips whose benign presence (and police uniform) generally seems to calm angry drivers. Together they draw up a list of malefactors who […]
Individual commuter ride to introduce non-confident cyclist to riding to work. Free, open to all. To book one yourself, mail southwark@lcc.org (slow), tweet @southwarkcycle or text 07842 640 207
Our guys are back, keen and raring to fix your bike. They will be under or around Peckham Arch (see pic) fixing bikes for all-comers. This service is free and enthusiastic. The bigger your problem the happier they are. They carry small parts like cables but not big ones like wheels. For bike reconstruction you […]
Southwark Cyclists volunteer Bob Eva will be clocking speeding drivers with PCSO Kevin Phillips (see pic)on the junction of Southwark Bridge Road and Sawyer St. Wave to them as you go by
Start/finish Deal Porter Square opposite Canada Water Station. Flat 25km route using lots of quiet streets and off road paths, plus a bit of segregated path, but also some stretches on busy roads. Out along NR4 following the river and passing Tower Bridge and Tate Modern. Cross Blackfriars Bridge then embankment (CS3) to Houses of […]