.Roads okay if taking it careful and slow until Dulwich. Let some air out the tyres to drop them to squashy snow pressure and climbed up to Crystal Palace through slush and over powdery snow watching out for the black ice. Exhaust gas hitting cold tarmac = strips of black ice all down the road.
Once up at Palace parade a different story, chock a block traffic meant black ice all over the road in ridges so skipped up on tho the pavement to ride on the compacted snow. Descent of Anerley Hill was a no go on the road due to traffic, black ice, slidding cars, stuck and abandoned cars / buses, so a roll down on the brake to avoid any pavement slip outs. I had to do this all the way down to Elmers End as the roads were a no go if you wanted to go forwards and not sideways / down.
Carried on the pavement with the odd slither to the turn off for the Glades cut through to Shirley. This was alright as with less traffic the roads were powdery snow again so ridable. The road through from the lights to Spout Hill was a sheet of ice with cars still stupidly trying to go forwards but going sideways and backwards
. I had to walk this road as the snow on the pavement was too thick to ride through. The road along to Spout Hill was a very picturesque ride along the pavement through the trees, and climbing over two fallen ones.Spout Hill, yes people were trying to drive down it
. I opted for a brake riding roll down the pavement which was fine and then along by Addington Park. Traffic nose to tail, roads sheets of ice and no-one going anywhere...except me 
. The final short ride through the snow to home.14 miles, 2 hours, 7mph average speed
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bit like riding in sand - lots of body English required. Cleared Winchesley Rise quite easily but the hill that ends up near the roundabout going to Waitrose was just too slushy. Finished going down Farley road - utter chaos! Cars stopped everywhere some abandonned, broken down.
