Ah, I assume you mean the Homebase in Loughton?
I cheat, in the morning I go along Epping New Road on the way up to Epping and then come down Goldings Hill (that hill downwards is a lot of fun
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This week I have been going back home via Buckhurst Hill (which is only 10miles), it's not a bad climb, some impatient motorists.
I have gone up Golding's Hill a few times, now I have a full range of gears on the bike I don't find it too bad, mainly because its a nice wide road, I might pootle up at 6-7mph, but I can get to the top without getting off!
Next week I will continue with the 20-22miles in the morning, and then also start adding it into the evenings, which will mean going up Golding's Hill. I will probably avoid Epping New Road in the evening and also come back down via Golding's Hill, but that will also mean taking this hill
http://goo.gl/maps/C7PYF ... which I find harder than Golding's Hill for some reason.
come on, give me a break!
in Manchester on the way in this morning.
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Approached this junction (its typically more congested than pictured, more parked cars). Got through it no problem, parked cars just after typically reduces the width to barely more than one and a half cars outside the co op. When the car coming towards me suddenly veered off left into a parking space without indicating. Not a problem for me but the r'swhole driver behind who was only about a foot or so off their rear bumper, who instead of driving into them chose to swerve into me. Thankfully the the steel fixie is slow to accelerate and the legs to wheel thing is pretty intuitive and I was able to stop and trackstand.
