This is the commuting forum. "HTFU and in a few months you'll get it" sounds like bad advice if it's preventing OP from getting to work on time.
And it's San Francisco. I thought all the cyclists took the train uphill.
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Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."