March 17, 201313 yr Nice bike, Brent ... now get out there and pedal some. Vicki ... major congrats on the weight loss, and healthy living. Very impressive and inspiring.
March 17, 201313 yr Good luck raffy. I don't envy you. I'm thinking of either a mtb at Markham Park or the Everglades. Or I may rest my back which is a bit sore and watch college basketball, drink beer and smoke some meat(s).
March 17, 201313 yr Go with plan B, Mike. Rest is good, and rest + hoops + smoked meats is even bettah.
March 17, 201313 yr Gators play for the SEC championship today so I think I am leaning that way. Need to go out to get some meat to smoke.
March 17, 201313 yr Author Congrats, Brent! Get riding! I did another 20 miles this morning. Still slow, but felt good. I also got a freaking ticket for $166 for failing to yield to pedestrians right near Atlantic. What's messed up is that I had latched on to a group of about 20 people, and I wasn't even at the end, but saw a mother and two small girls waiting near the crosswalk, and I slowed down, unclipped and was waiting to see what they were doing, so the group zoomed on. The mother was holding the hand of the younger, about two, and clearly not interested in crossing the street, as she was bent over talking to the little one. Meanwhile the older girl, about four, takes off into the street. I yell, and the mother leaves the one and runs out and grabs the other, but since I wasn't at a complete stop, and had yelled, drawing attention to myself, I get pulled over. Meanwhile, literally dozens of cyclists are blowing through the light and the crosswalk without even bothering look right in front of us, and I get a ticket, in my opinion, for being stupid enough to separate myself from the group, slow down and care about that kid. No, I did not come to a full stop. Yes, I did swerve into the street to avoid the kid, but it was pretty clear I had one foot off the pedal already, and was yielding. Azzhole could have given me a warning. Not sure how to even deal with this since it's considered a moving violation and could affect my license, insurance, etc. Bah.
March 17, 201313 yr Go to court, Vicki, that's your only option to protest it. If you've got a clean record it'll get tossed more than likely.
March 17, 201313 yr Vicki sorry to hear about the ticket, absolutely fight it. I bet there is a cycling advocate that could help.
March 17, 201313 yr My friend Marc convinced me that it'd be a good idea to do 20 today, despite the temps and winds. For me that meant 35 since I rode up to meet him rather than drive. The temp reading on the Garmin is way high, so I included the local weather graphic from Garmin's site which is much more accurate (temps in the high 20s, wind chill in the mid teens). Other than frozen toes it was a great ride.
March 17, 201313 yr I'm using eggbeater pedals and Bontrager Race DLX shoes. Both pretty inexpensive but when I bought the shoes they were the most comfortable I tried on, and by no small margin. BTW, nice bike! Thanks for the advice, Jim, but I meant to say that I think I want to get some mtn shoes. As much as I'd like to have 2 shoes and specific pedals for each, I think I'd like the option to run, say, Egg Beaters (what I used to run back in the day) on the road bike, and then have another set on the mtn bike. It's not a big deal to have mtn shoes on a road bike, but other way around? I'm not up to clipless on the hardtail yet, but eventually, sure. The extra drag from mtn shoes won't matter relative to, you know, "the engine." **BRENT**
March 17, 201313 yr Author I can probably find someone to handle it for you. Let me know. This one really bugs me. Nate, dang. I couldn't do that. I'm a wimp in anything below 60.
March 17, 201313 yr Thanks for the advice, Jim, but I meant to say that I think I want to get some mtn shoes. As much as I'd like to have 2 shoes and specific pedals for each, I think I'd like the option to run, say, Egg Beaters (what I used to run back in the day) on the road bike, and then have another set on the mtn bike. It's not a big deal to have mtn shoes on a road bike, but other way around? I'm not up to clipless on the hardtail yet, but eventually, sure. The extra drag from mtn shoes won't matter relative to, you know, "the engine." **BRENT** No problem. I run the Crank Bros candy on the MTB and my main shoes on that are my Keen Commuter II sandals. Also not too expensive but they run a bit narrow compared to my regular Keen sandals. I like being able to use any shoe with either bike.
March 17, 201313 yr I'm not up to clipless on the hardtail yet, but eventually, sure. The extra drag from mtn shoes won't matter relative to, you know, "the engine." **BRENT** I run MTB pedals on both bikes, Brent. MTB shoes are definitely more comfy to walk in.
March 17, 201313 yr Nice ride Nate. I rode my bike for the first time in weeks but in the bike shed on the computrainer. Have to get into doing that more until the furloughs start and I can get rides in during daylight hours. I'm sort of hoping that they happen. Which may mean they don't.
March 17, 201313 yr I used to use CrankBros Egg Beaters when they first came out. I think I had the second pair in town. I think I may just wait around and see if I can find a deal on them. Another option is to get some SPDs. OK, Shimano M520L for 27$, and the M530 Trail for 34$. Hmmm... maybe I'll just get a combo of those. M530 Trail seems to be well thought of, in comparison to the XT and XTR Trail versions. **BRENT** Edit: Nate, you're insane. Edited March 17, 201313 yr by MexicanDragon
March 17, 201313 yr Yeah, the M520s are about 5.6oz lighter/pair than the M530 Trails (which are still a good bit lighter than my flats. I'm thinking, for 11$ more than ONE pair of Egg Beaters, that's a killer combo. Now to find some shoes (and kick myself for not combining shipping from the bike purchase, but I think these prices are new, I'm sure I would've noticed that last night). **BRENT**
March 17, 201313 yr Although still on the injured list, I'm also looking for new offroad clipless pedals. I'll probably just order the M520's for a start.
March 17, 201313 yr i need to learn this pedals/shoes thing. whats the one to get for someone who is afraid of having feet attached?
March 17, 201313 yr Justin, you have some very nice flats. Also, what size do you wear? Mike, what was that 5.10 shoe you were interested in? **BRENT**
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