Actually mama - my parents will tell you I never walked - I went from crawling to running and haven't slowed down yet! but anyway - thanks for the reassurance. When I bought the pedals my LBS said you never think about them - its like breathing. Course I didn't tell him I was asthmatic and there are days all I Think about it breathing! I'm at the stage right now where I'm unclipping as I approach every street crossing and then clipping back in once I've crossed the street. I just felt so dumb the day I was unclipped on the right so decided to put the left down too - only it was still clipped! LOL