So I got my bike serviced on Tuesday and rode it in today. Gee, what a huge difference. It’s better than new. The main reason for that is that I misread the information on the tires, I thought it said max of 40psi (so I was running at 35psi, which is the max my little hand pump can do), but in reality it said 40psi minimum. They’re now at 70psi.
I got some mudguards put on too as last wet morning I rode in, I ended up with a very wet (and brown) backside. Also, my bike is now legal… it has a bell on it, w00t 
With this, I almost did a personal best time (current PB is 46:22) at 47 mins exactly. Would have been a personal best by quite a long way if it wasn’t for the headwind through Spotswood/Yarraville and the slow people walking through Flinders St Station (normally I’m pushing the bike at 6km/h through there, this morning it was 4km/h). Almost a new top speed too at 42.3km/h. Had to slow down for some turning cars *shakes fist*.
I’m also riding home in the afternoon now too. Difficulty is around about as hard as it was riding in when I first started.
