Just got back from LBS (www.recycledcycles.com) Am now the proud owner of Speedplay ChroMo Frogs ($105) and Specialized Taho shoes ($70).

I ended up with Men's size 40, so I could have the width I needed for my toes. The heel cup seems snug enough, which is nice. I usually wear a women's 9 1/2.

The shop had a heck of a time getting my old pedals off the bike. Whoever put them on didn't have them threaded right or the thread was too tight, or something. Took two of the guys and a hammer to get them off. Then they had to run a little tool through the crank to rethread it for my Frog pedals. I'm worried that my pedals are gonna fall off.

The Frogs are ridiculously easy to get out of. Quite a bear to get clipped in (I just gotta learn). I'm thinking I'll need to adjust them so I don't accidentally unclip. No moving parts to this system! I like this kind of engineering.

Unfortunately I can't go practice because it is DUMPING rain and windy with big gusts. So I'm wearing my Tahos in the house to get used to them, and clipping in and out while I stand over the bike in my livingroom.