I'm not looking forward to the clocks going back and darkness for the home ride - coz my route takes me thru the Windsor Great Park, so about 4 or 5 miles of the total 10 is virtually traffic free.
But there are signs all over the gates saying visitors not alowed after dusk, and I was stopped once last winter by a warden who told me I shouldn't be there after dark.
So I'll have to mix it with the traffic for the whole trip soon, although I'll probably continue with the Park until a warden hassles me again.

Stew
ps: Most hardware shops sell latex disposable gloves (like hospital staff wear) they're real cheap, and I always keep a pait with my tool kit. Comes time to change a flat or dick about with the chain, use the gloves and hey presto! - no black grease on hands - therefore no black grease on bars and bar tape.