Very good thinking, Hillwalker, as you are correct with it being an hour. But it can be much longer. The reason being is that although I've lived in London for 12 years I'm still very much the tourist. Just this morning I stopped outside the Palace of Westminster to take a photo of Richard the Lion Hearted. Well, a statue of him. I imagine that King Richard is otherwise busy with his eternal slumber!

And I've become a Mayfair-phile. I'm usually gliding through Mayfair at about 7:30am and I love the architecture and beauty. I've just recently been grabbing a cup of coffee and sitting in Berkeley Square. No nightingale's singing anymore I've observed.

I got terrific tips on the route to take from the TfL website. And also from the Cycling map that they sent to me through the post.

I've also been experimenting with which bridge is the best to cross. I'm currently favouring Lambeth Bridge but I've been across all the others from Vauxhall Bridge in the west to Tower Bridge in the east.

There's lots of cyclist emerging each day from SE23, Hillwalker. I'm most pleased you're thinking of joining the critical mass.