Beautiful 75-degree, windless, blue-sky day and the first day of DST. I pick this weekend to change to clipless pedals. Tried toodling around the parking lot which went sort of OK. Trickiest part is I just can't FEEL the dadgum place to clip in. Seems to take FOREVER. But time to go do motherly chores...

Later in the day I think, hey, it's just too pretty to not try again. Same thing. Can't clip in. Finally coast down to the main street below our house. Get one foot (my left, the weaker) in, (bad idea, I know, but I was getting frustrated), start rolling forward, not enough power to find the right pedal, wobble and fall over to the left, backwards, and smack the back of my head on the road. Horrified car stops asking if I'm OK. I yank my damn left foot out, smile and say, yes, thanks I'm really fine, new pedals, yada, yada. Thank God I bought a really good, new road helmet with these pedals. I'd like to yank them off and throw them in the dumpster about now.

I know someone will ask what kind they are, and frankly I can't remember. I did have to get some that look more like BMX type with a bit of a platform because of my lousy feet from arthritis. They are two-sided.

Maybe I should check back with LBS tomorrow and see if the cleats are loose as they can safely be?

Pshaw, after the wreck I was done for. Came back in and poured a glass of wine. Think I'll head for the tub to wash off the chain grease and come back later. Thanks for letting me rant.