Originally Posted by
CrankyOne
Brussels, Budapest, maybe Rome. London isn't a picnic but better than many places in the U.S. Milan is surprisingly OK in my limited experience.
Large parts of Spain and Italy make London seem like tea and biscuits. Bucharest and Sofia are on another level. And while part of Istanbul is technically not Europe it's one of the worst places I've ever cycled in (then again Turkey is also one of the deadliest places to drive in the world so it's not personal).