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Central/SE London locations?
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Driving my wife down to the Camberwell area of London and will be at a loose end for a few hours so fancy a bike ride, thinking of going to Lee valley (35 min drive according to GM) unless anyone else has a better idea in a similar time distance away?
Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
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But as Stevo points out, I'm not sure anything else is nearer, Biggin Hill maybe, never ridden that area off road much.
You may be able to get a train out towards the surrey hills, plenty of good trails but then it's likely to be a fair bit more riding than Lee Valley, which I guess is nice and compact.
Without going into too much detail, my wife is visiting her Mum in hospital so I don't want to be too far away time wise if she calls me back early.
Options are lee valley with the MTB, or take my Hybrid down (road bike - forsooth) and drive towards Richmond until I find somewhere to park and then ride to the park (I expect I can ride faster than I could drive it!) and do a lap or two.
If you're fairly fit I'd cycle over to Richmond Park and back. My only other bit of advice would be to maybe drop your OH off and and then park the car over towards Herne Hill/North Dulwich on one of the residential roads. Not sure how much hospital parking there is at Kings College Hospital (assume that's where your OH is visiting) but it'll probably cost a small fortune if you can get it.
I'd be tempted to ride around London and see the sights, stop to take in the sights and keep your wits about you whilst riding of course.
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I liked my Richmond Park commute when I worked in West London and was happy to take an extra 10 minutes to enjoy the views but I wouldn't bother heading there as a destination to do laps.