I'm so proud of silverson (13 and so not the athletic type). I've been so apprehensive about silverson getting clipless pedals. He said he wanted to switch after our beach vacation.

so we bought his cycling shoes and pedals (shimano spd's) this past weekend at the bike store tent sale. I hadn't done anything about putting them on and he asked me about it Monday. so today I took the bike over and got them put on. i left the bike in the garage and had to go visit the silverin-laws.

I drove into the neighborhood and there he is riding around. Happy as can be in his new pedals.

I'm.....astounded....how did he figure it out, nobody showed him or anything. I ask and he says, "I tried to figure it out but couldn't so I read the instructions."

I ask, "did you fall?" he says, "no but almost."

it's funny, I KNOW how dangerous cycling can be, but also I know how rewarding. I don't feel that I pushed him into cycling, but have definately encouraged his interest. Now I'm feeling so worried about him. And yet so proud.