A3 Cyclist
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Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
Must be a couple of spokes short of a wheel, that's for sure... The lanes are way too narrow and that stretch of road is totally unsafe for cycling on, imho.
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Who was that mystery blue-lycra clad roadie riding along the inside lane of the A3 just past Wimbledon and heading towards New Malden.
Respect. Three lane 50 mph road (basically a motorway as most speed) and no hard shoulder. Only cyclist I've seen on the three lane stretch - and I've lived in this area since '96.
[/quote]you haven't been looking - I've been riding that road since 1972. Get five feet out, build yourself a cushion and draft the car that goes round you. Further down it gets lightning quick- jumping the M25 is hot stuff
and coming from you, Mr. A12 that's a bit out of order. I'd never ride that one.
Who was that mystery blue-lycra clad roadie riding along the inside lane of the A3 just past Wimbledon and heading towards New Malden.
Respect. Three lane 50 mph road (basically a motorway as most speed) and no hard shoulder. Only cyclist I've seen on the three lane stretch - and I've lived in this area since '96.
[/quote]you haven't been looking - I've been riding that road since 1972. Get five feet out, build yourself a cushion and draft the car that goes round you. Further down it gets lightning quick- jumping the M25 is hot stuff
and coming from you, Mr. A12 that's a bit out of order. I'd never ride that one.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
As everyone knows, I like A roads too, they tend to be the fastest way of getting from A - B. I once rode on the M65 but it hadn't opened at the time so probably doesn't count
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
It's the 3 narrow lanes and crash barriers on the outsides, that makes the A3 look positively menacing (at least for a cyclist).
XmisterIS
Purveyor of fine nonsense
When I was a teenager, we used to ride on the A4 from Reading back to school. We were usually to pissed to stand up, mind, so cycling was the only option!
Smokin Joe
Squire
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
The first club run I ever went on we rode two abreast down the A127 from Ilford to Basildon, and I subsequently rode TTs on the same road. I wouldn't go near there road on a bike now.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
I remember once passing a group of three cycle tourists on the A3 somewhere around the services between the M25 and Guildford. This was about 8:30 am, at the height of the rush hour. Average traffic speed was probably above 70mph. I also remember driving up the A1 north, and passing three cyclists - a roadie on a training run, someone on a hybrid and someone on a cheapo mountain bike carrying an absolutely stuffed full-sized rucksack.
Again, both are three-lane sections of dual carriageway without a meaningful hard shoulder.
Again, both are three-lane sections of dual carriageway without a meaningful hard shoulder.
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Okey dokey, but did you get a FPN for riding a prohibited vehicle on a M way? And have you still got the ticket?
Location: M10 n/b
Make: Catrike
Model: Expedition
Reg no: n/a
Colour: Silver
[/quote]I was the fastest thing on the motorway all the way out to junction 5........so, not ticket!
Okey dokey, but did you get a FPN for riding a prohibited vehicle on a M way? And have you still got the ticket?
Location: M10 n/b
Make: Catrike
Model: Expedition
Reg no: n/a
Colour: Silver
[/quote]I was the fastest thing on the motorway all the way out to junction 5........so, not ticket!
marzjennings
Legendary Member
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- Houston, Texas, USA
I used to bomb up and down the A30 going between Redruth and Penzance and never really had a problem.
And the only couple of times I've ridden the A3 were in rush hour in medium traffic (40-50mph) and if you're comfortable drafting traffic it can be a lot of fun.
A roads can often be the quickest way of getting places and a fun road.
And the only couple of times I've ridden the A3 were in rush hour in medium traffic (40-50mph) and if you're comfortable drafting traffic it can be a lot of fun.
A roads can often be the quickest way of getting places and a fun road.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
For the A3, this might come in handy.....
http://www.guildford...791/Crematorium
For the A30, Truro is the best bet...
http://www.cornwall....aspx?page=18606
You might like to have a peek at the charges....
http://www.cornwall....aspx?page=18621
I don't quite understand why anyone would want the use of a "cold room". I thought that the whole purpose was to be in a hot room.
Utter madness, but I salute your bravery
http://www.guildford...791/Crematorium
For the A30, Truro is the best bet...
http://www.cornwall....aspx?page=18606
You might like to have a peek at the charges....
http://www.cornwall....aspx?page=18621
I don't quite understand why anyone would want the use of a "cold room". I thought that the whole purpose was to be in a hot room.
Utter madness, but I salute your bravery
Must be a couple of spokes short of a wheel, that's for sure... The lanes are way too narrow and that stretch of road is totally unsafe for cycling on, imho.
People's perception of the dangers of cycling are much exaggerated.
It is a dangerous road, no question, but not so dangerous if you have a plan. And I have a plan, and it's a good 'un. I first worked this out on the A40 which was my route in to London when I lived in Buckinghamshire. You simply have to stack the buggers up behind you. Riding in the gutter, particularly in the underpasses on the A3 round Tolworth would be kind of daft. Further south the lanes broaden, and you're better off sticking to the white line because you can't stack them up - they just go round at 70
I pass on the A12, though. Two narrow lanes each way with artics bombing down to Felixstowe. If one is overtaking another there is simply nowhere to go..........
It is possible to take group rides on this type of A road if you have someone at the back who is prepared to adopt the same tactic, but it's understandably not popular. The FNRttC has gone down the A3 at night, but we didn't attempt to jump the M25 junction.
I pass on the A12, though. Two narrow lanes each way with artics bombing down to Felixstowe. If one is overtaking another there is simply nowhere to go..........
It is possible to take group rides on this type of A road if you have someone at the back who is prepared to adopt the same tactic, but it's understandably not popular. The FNRttC has gone down the A3 at night, but we didn't attempt to jump the M25 junction.
