I went for ride yesterday up highway one…my goal was 80 miles…however, I was in so much pain….the worse pain I have ever felt riding that I ended up doing only 54! Every part on my body hurt! I attribute this miserable ride to the new X2 speedplay pedals and shimano shoes I bought the day before. At this point, I can only hope that it was a really dumb move…to ride that far using a new pedal system. I hope that it is only a question of slowly breaking them in because I spent a lot of money on the pedals and shoes and the bike shop won’t take them back. Also my seat hurt, my but hurt like never before…. Do you need to be refitted on the bike when you get a new pedal system?

I will most likely cancel my Big Sur ride… after yesterday…there could be no way I could ever ride that distance. I really appreciate the tips I got…I started doing those ab exercises which are great! And I took my bike in (before pedals) and we changed the seat a little. I did about 33 miles after that and had no pain….so maybe I just have to resolve myself to the fact that I can do just shorter distances.

Thanks again for all the help and tips.