Hi, everyone, and Happy New Year. Haven't been on the forum much recently and miss it, but I'm trying to finish 2 books and let me tell you, the only more crazy-ambitious idea than me riding a century this year is this silly idea I had than I could write a novel. I hear the laughter from Mt. Olympus even now! However, I have been going to the gym and spinning my little heart out, doing my best to lighten up the bod for for the road when spring returns.
Santa came a little late this year, in the shape of me finally buying mtb shoes with the idea of getting used to clipless in spin class and getting clipless pedals either for my hybrid or possibly my first (second hand) road bike in April. So! I pick up my shoes from the little LBS and kind fellow realizes that I don't know that the shoes don't come with cleats, and that I'm not getting pedals (didn't know that the cleats come with the pedals, apparently there is just no end to what I do not know. again.) So he throws in a little baggie with some slightly used SPD cleats.
Now I'm sitting at my kitchen table with the components and realizing there are a LOT of ways to do it wrong. Can LLB's smart sisters tell her how to install them correctly, or should I hand this job over to someone experienced? I can't afford to damage anything.
I'm like a little kid - I keep going to look at the shoes and petting them. I probably paid too much, but this LBS has fixed my bike several times at no charge even though I didn't buy my bike there, and I felt like I should give him my shoe business. They're Diadora Piccantes, and they're so comfy, at least to walk in, that I want to wear them everywhere. Now I have to go pet them again.: