Exactly. I live in West Seattle (just north of high point - you know the Real High Point of Seattle proper) and ride to Eastlake. Now, it's not so bad on the way in, but most people don't like riding up Western and then have to deal with Blanchard. But now it's a piece of cake, even though I'm always sweaty by the time I get to work. So it's uphill both ways for me too, but a harder uphill on the way home.

In the winter there's a headwind from the North usually. But oftentimes it's from the SW and I get a speedy ride to work in the spring. Headwind on the way home however, so I have to conserve energy for the hills and don't go as fast on the straightaway.

The best hill I go down is Genessee just off of Avalon. I've been riding that route since getting tired of the stop sign at the bottom of Yancy. I made it up to 35.5 mph on Friday then touched brakes b/c I was totally freaked out solely due to increasing speed factor. I will get to a point eventually when I don't have to touch brakes and can thus make it over the next short hill with nary a pedal or two.