Roads were surprisingly clean here. I avoid the moorland roads over the North Pennines at that this time of year because that's where they go mad with the salt. There were lots of bikes going past my house heading up over the fells kicking up white dust behnd them. I headed north into Northumberland and the borders and it was clean up there.
I did briefly consider wearing my bulky winter gloves but the sun was so warm I thought sod it and put on my short summer ones. With the heated grips on low it was just fine. This is the first bike I've had with heated grips and I'm a convert.
Next week forecast to sunny but cold so I'm expecting the gritters out again. But hopefully it'll be the last blast before spring proper.
Can't wait for the salt to finally go.
I'm scratching my biking itch by working on my other bike (Buell/Bottpower-XR1). It's inching closer to being set up the way I want it to be, so it's keeping me keen and excited to try it out when circumstances allow.
I forgot to ask you about why you are now finding that the back of the seat is no longer a cause for discomfort?