Gave myself a good scare on the ride in today. New route with a steep hairpin turn descent that I took too fast.

At the turn I applied both brakes ... needed to modulate rear braking because rear wheel started to skid out twice ... judged it was better to go straight toward the opposite wall 'cause I could stop before hitting it, rather than try and make the turn which would have taken me out ... worked out OK.

Aside from that, I switched from the Bontrager saddle I was trying out, back to my usual Bianchi saddle - heavier but much more comfortable, a keeper.

Also tweaked my FD in a way that seems to have worked - yesterday it was resisting upshifting to the big ring, then throwing the chain off.