Yeah, I cycle a fair bit in London. The main factor that puts me off idoing it more is other cyclists.
It's the professional commuters that are the worst. On race bikes in lycra doing their daily Tour de la Office.
The best cyclists tend to be Boris bikers // other renters // amateurs on sit up and beg bikes.
The worst are those who are throroughly committed to cycling. They go through red lights, push people off the road, cycle on the pavement, weave into oncoming traffic and give everyone else a bad name. I had some 5star s**t in clip on shoes actually lean on me going round a bend in the road once to speed himself up. Absolute bell end.