I now ride to Waterloo from Ladywell most days. I had a bit of a wobble when I started. I didn’t research my route properly and ended up by the Imax on the other side of Waterloo. I also encountered some ‘white van rage’ which was a little disconcerting. I now have the route cracked. It’s not bad, the only downside being ‘The Old Kent Road’ which, quite frankly, is a nightmare. Pollution is very bad and there are road works at either end. This doesn’t make it easy to navigate and often I’ve been stuck behind a bendy bus sucking in the lovely diesel fumes.
The journey time is good. It takes me 30 minutes door to bike rack and it saves me £3 a day. Now that I have to lug the laptop around, a pannier is a must. I can feel a wiggle purchase coming on.