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Depends on which bit of London you're going through, there are some hills, but some routes e.g., East-West along the river, are quite flat.
Re. snow, the volume of traffic generally means that the snow never settles on busy roads unless it's heavy snow all night. The roads are quite grimy though so decent mudguards can be a good investment once it gets wet.
I think the locking issue is being somewhat overplayed in as much as ocation is a hugely important factor and there is a lot of (bad) luck involved.