Today was a milestone for me, the first commute to and from work.
9 minutes there, 30 minutes back up the hill in the evening. About 20 minutes were getting up the hill. I believe that in a month or two I should have the trip home down to 20 minutes.
The journey up was a slog and involved a number of stops. It’s currently 0-3 to the hill, but I intend to reverse that. My aim is to get up without stopping within a month.
Overall I’m pretty happy with my progress so far.
Julian, my work bike mentor, tweaked the placement of the brake lever and gear shifter, they are much more comfortable now.