General questions/observations/discussion

i always feel a bit weird when talking to a new cyclist and recommending cycle training to them, like i'm being patronising or something, but all the people i have recommended it to so far have been really positive about it.

If someone wished to take up other new skills such as swimming, cooking, fencing, judo or even downhill MTBing would you also feel patronising to suggest they got some coaching?

to ride effectively with minimum risk in traffic in london conditions does require a skill set that can be learnt through years of experience and from a few knocks or from a few hours of training.