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Absolutely this!.
Having lived in hilly areas for the last twenty or so years, I'm beginning to see a real change. Years and years of the small coterie of die-hard, all weather commuters/cyclists are now being complimented by a growing group of new/returning cyclists and road users, using hitherto unavailable e-assist technology. Had this technology not come along, and it's subsequently becoming evermore affordable and available to people, I'd wholly share your sentiments (over the years, I have done) but I think you can afford a sliver of hope to shine through.
JalopyVeloist
I think you'd be surprised, with Sheffield having such a large student population, particularly focussed in the centre, a significant proportion of the local population are perfectly capable of pootling up an incline without breaking out the lycra..
That, and don't underestimate the massive rise of electric bikes and scooters, theres going to be huge change in local transport in the next few years because of little electric motors.