Appreciate this is the cycling community already but even if you expand the definition of city of London to mean the full inner city (zone 1, say) it should still not be controversial for bikes to outnumber cars.
The point here is that the City of London has put in some pretty serious bike infrastructure which they started since the pandemic. It's not all perfect but it's better than it was, especially the junction around bank station, which was an accident hotspot for years
OK great, that sounds pretty good for your saddle height then! Easiest way to change your riding position from there is with your stem and handlebars, I wouldn't mess with the fork itself.
If you want to be more upright you can try a stem that's shorter and has some rise to it, to bring the bars higher and closer to you. There's all kinds of different handlebars that have rise to raise your riding position as well. Bike shop can advise on that if it's something you aren't comfortable doing yourself.
But to be honest 45° is a fine angle, so unless you're finding it really uncomfortable or it's hurting your hands or wrists, I'd say your bike fit is probably OK!
Another thing to review is your riding position and bike fit.
You'll notice people on road bikes will have their bodies very horizontal which allows them to put more power in to the pedal strokes. At the other end of the spectrum you have a kind of Dutch riding position where the body is straight up. This will be inherently slower just because it's more relaxed.
On an XC bike in the city you are probably somewhere in the middle of those positions, i would guess.
Then it is good to make sure you have your saddle at the right height so you are able to use all your leverage. If it is too low then you'll be pushing more with your knees and you'll need to spend more effort to move the bike. You want your leg to be almost but not fully straight when you have the pedal at its lowest position.
I agree with the other comment that if you're already doing those kinds of distances, if you keep riding then your "bike fitness" will come together quickly.
100% agree. It is not legal to run red lights, there is already a simple road traffic law for this.
It can be pretty bad to watch the amount of cyclists running reds at some junctions, of course drivers run them as well.
Thankfully it's not illegal to cross the road when you want as a pedestrian in the UK, however. I think some leniency when it comes to cycling is generally a good thing but yeah, it's illegal to run a red light, knock someone over and then cycle away so, on to the CCTV I guess.
Quite like this option since it's small, there seem to be many on eBay too. Would the chipset matter particularly? Most of the units for sale are Celeron J4105 but I see a few pentium ones as well
What do you want to use it for? GPS directions or just pure speed/watts display?
I got a wahoo element bolt 2 as I wanted something for directions display that wasn't tied to my phone but it's actually quite hard to use without your phone anyway, so while the ride directions are pretty good, I'm not sure I can recommend it based on what you posted
Appreciate this is the cycling community already but even if you expand the definition of city of London to mean the full inner city (zone 1, say) it should still not be controversial for bikes to outnumber cars.
The point here is that the City of London has put in some pretty serious bike infrastructure which they started since the pandemic. It's not all perfect but it's better than it was, especially the junction around bank station, which was an accident hotspot for years