Yes location definitely matters. After COVID I moved much closer to work as I could no longer sustain a 30km E/W commute.
Not having country roads with first 5 mins of a weekend ride is very bad news.
And a fourth floor flat without a lift is a challenge.
But I can be in central London without breaking sweat and in Paris/Brussels for lunchtime.
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I still shudder and give thanks to nameless deities that this happened whilst the wheel was warming up in my office - rather than on Etape de Dales a few days previously
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On one of my first ever commutes I was chatting to an old hand at lights and when he realised I had been doing urban riding for a couple of weeks said "always remember white lines and manhole covers in the rain are like black ice".
I try to change my style of riding in the wet - I say to myself regularly "wet weather protocols apply" in my best Murray Walker voice to keep my mind on it.
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Yes - twice on mile end road. Saw a woman looking to cross, saw her see me, made eye contact, she stepped back, I relaxed, looked away to next traffic lights, then she ran for it. I missed her but clipped stationary car and stacked it. Lots of eyewitnesses so not a problem for me and driver was super cool about it.
Also hit end of bike lane due to lack of concentration/awareness (wrote bike off)
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I would highly recommend - everything is easier. But research really helps.