One of the many ideas which is proposed as an argument against making it safe and pleasant to cycle in the UK is that it's too hilly.
Speaking as someone who dismounts every day for the last 100 metres up my hill, I have some sympathy with this argument. I have heard people argue that the Netherlands, being flat, suffers from much higher winds than more bumpy places, and these are an equal problem. I was very skeptical until I cycled home in gale force winds one afternoon.
So here is my attempt to decide if I'd rather have hills or headwinds.
