Clipless

I’ve finally bought clipless pedals (doube-sided Shimano SPDs), something that I should have done ages ago. My OCR3 road bike came with toe clips and straps, which my wonky, somewhat sideways feet never quite fit into correctly (at least not without my knees pointing inwards a bit too much). I’ve been using Powergrips on my commuter bike, which is a great solution if you want to be able to use regular shoes. Anyways, one of my toe straps broke on the road bike, so it made sense (or so I tell myself) to have a pedal upgrade. Aside from the fact that my bike looks much more hardcore and serious, the ride is fantastic. It’s odd having your feet magically stuck to the pedals, but I have a real upstroke now. I was worried that my feet would be forced in too straight, and that I’d have to get fancy expensive floating pedals, but I was able to adjust the cleats at enough of an angle so I think I’m fine. I’ll go for a proper ride tomorrow if it’s not raining. Only four more miles to take June to 200.