the more you do it, the fewer teeth you'll need

reminded me, I used to have a nemesis hill that I got better at over time. then I switched bikes & had to battle that darn hill again, but I eventually got back to good performance despite harder gearing. keep at it.

btw if you're working from home now you can still do your work commute, just as a round trip. I almost did mine the other day but I had a nother goal, so I didn't