[QUOTE]Originally posted by Veronica
I'm riding the bike to work also and it's nice to not have to worry about bringing shoes along. Although when I got ready to ride yesterday, out of habit I put on my bike shoes to begin with. I may try different shoes for some of my longer rides, but I think I'm going to stick with the platform pedals."

Shimano makes a pedal where one side you clip in, the other is a platform/plain so you can ride without cleats. Unsure about my learning curve going clipless I'd originaly chosen those. I still like 'em especially for intersections when I want to get on, get going and get through right away without bothering to clip in (haven't learned to trackstand, probably never will).

But I don't feel "conected" to my bike without at least toe clips, I'd feel like I'd just fly off the mountain ;-)

PS: Fluffy is a wonderfull color! Well, gotta go walk the dog

Dita