One month in and it's all starting to make sense. I've been going to work and back home all week by the longer, hillier route. I like riding it, I feel relaxed. I'm getting a proper feel for controlling my speed now- nice in stop-start traffic and when riding down twisty lanes with blind bends. The reflex action where I stop pedaling whenever I go for the brakes has gone.
It's still a bit crazy descending those ski-ramp type hills, but I no longer avoid them.
It's still a bit crazy descending those ski-ramp type hills, but I no longer avoid them.