Matt Gaunt

Worst place for cycling is East London. Anywhere. I was at the girlfriend's flat last night. During an hour and a half, I had smacked a good 5 or so pot holes due to traffic being so close and the road surface being so poor, had a woman shout at me for cycling too near her on a zebra crossing (fair enough but I had just been blinded by dust from a passing bus) and got attacked by every sort of pollen in Victoria Park. I like the ride round the park, but 1) it's a bit short for laps (but doable) and 2) the surface is absolutely terrible. I had vibration white finger (and feet) after an hour in there.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrgh!! I need to get back to my flat asap! Richmond Park and the route to and from it is fantastic. Best cycling in/near central London by a very wide margin.