Sweat the small stuff

To Countryside Road, 25 km. Today is the first time I'm cycling with proper rim tape (Zefal, no less), instead of using electrical tape or cut-up inner tubes. Whoever says "don't sweat the small stuff" probably isn't a cyclist - less than 1 mm of material separates an inner tube from puncturing by spokes. I'm also back on fat tyres; it gives more workout in less time, and takes more wear and tear than slick tyres. My back hurts; I stop to adjust my saddle, giving it perhaps 1 degree more tilt. If you don't seat the small stuff, you will end up sweating more.