Comments on: Bike vs London Underground

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:48:24 +0000

Only a short one this: south islington to euston square (3 miles)….15 mins by bike….30 mins by bus (if you’re lucky)…..30 mins by tube by the time I walk to the station and go down the longest escalator ever (Angel).

Bike wins easily and is far more fun!!!

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By: emma

emma — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:36:01 +0000

north islington to canary wharf –

tube – an hour, if you’re lucky
bike – 40 min + 15 min (on the way there) to find somewhere to lock my bike, shower and change of clothes

following the canal when it’s light, cycle routes and via hackney when it’s not. On a folding danon, I’m not slow, but nor am I speedy. A gorgeous way to wake up or unwind

By: Andreas

Andreas — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:28:06 +0000

I would think they would be restrictive about kids bikes on the underground in the same way as an adults unfortunately. Even if you collapsed the bike I still think they get a bit ansy about it. I think your only option might be as you say to get a kids folding bike if you are needing to travel distances on the underground

By: arjun

arjun — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:12:46 +0000

Great to see that the bike won!

I have a question regarding kids bikes on the underground. My 7 year old son is an avid cyclist – he rides 18 inch wheel cycle. I have a folded bike – but he doesnt. Does anyone know whether a kids bike has the same harsh restrictions suggested for non-folding bikes at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/11701.aspx ?

We cant ride the full distance – a bit too much for the little one — so need to use the tube in between

Or does anyone know of people who make folding kids bikes?

By: Andreas

Andreas — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:07:00 +0000

As long as you are beating the tube it’s all good! Remember it is tough to go fast in London with all the traffic lights.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:40:00 +0000

I just checked the TFL site for my route- 36mins, I am doing it in 32min (Islington to High St Ken). But I checked their route andits much more complex than the one I use. Which worries me that I am not going as fast as I should be!!

Tube time – 35min.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:20:25 +0000

TFL journey planner is not the word of God afterall.
I have a friends who is always saying TFL “lied” to them as to the time it would take to get here or there.
Some people have no concept of probability let alone approximate timing.
I blame the Internet.

By: Higgs

Higgs — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:06:53 +0000

I used to commute on the tube but have switched to cycling, mainly for the exercise.

While it is faster door to door (about 10 to 15 minutes on a 50 minute tube commute – that tends to be lost though to having a shower) the real benefit is not spending time going to the gym. Factoring that in I save my self another 3 hours a week , the gym sub and commuting costs.:)

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:15:19 +0000

A good article.

I am a great believer in the Tube Network but it can be very crowded, especially during the rush hour on the Central/Northern and Jubilee line, and then you add the tourists and people generally milling around it can make for a very unpleasant journey.

Travelling around London, inside the congestion zone, is by far the quickest method of travel, even in very busy traffic and in any weather.

I think one of the best ways to travel around London if you live outside the zone it to train it in to one of the major stations and then use your bike.

Travelling by bike around the tourist spots is fantastic and you definitely see much more and I think get much more out of your day.

All in all, a very good article mate and I think one that proves the cyclist is top of the food chain when it comes to travelling around London.