A while ago I raised the seat on my bike so that I could put more force into my pedaling without standing up, but I've noticed that it makes it much harder for me to mount it, and I'm also more prone to falling off, which has actually happened to me 2-3 times in the last few days. Should I just lower my seat? To clarify, this usually happens when I'm carrying shopping bags on the handlebar, or when I'm going over treacherous terrain like snow or mud (yes, we had a freak snowstorm a few days ago, but most of it has melted away now ). Also, I didn't ride my bike for most of this month since I was broke, and had no reason to go uptown.
On the plus side, it seems that after I've started "breaking in" my bike, it's become a much smoother ride, albeit I still need to grease the chain, AND I've been getting better at steering one-handed too. It could just be because it's easier to maintain inertia when I'm going fast, but it seems I'm becoming a bit more physically coordinated.