Kathryn,

I did change out the pedals to some old MTB Shimano 767's, because all my shoes will go on them. (Well, they would have gone with the pedals that came with the bike, but I never ended up getting the plastic thingy-s off them, and then I thought it would be good to have those pedals on my MTB/road slick bike, which is what BF uses when his bike is in the shop, or what I take to triathlons _he's_ in just to hack around on. I still love that bike. Anyway, I can ride with street shoes with those plastic deals on the pedals.) Then I got the clearance Sidi road shoes from Sierra Trading Post. The problem is, I don't really like road shoes- too slippery, too hard to walk in, have to hit the pedal perfectly or my foot slides off and I get racked, can't pedal with the second foot without placing it exactly- so crossing roads is an ordeal. Don't get me wrong- the Sidi's are perfect, and I have no hesitation buying a pair of MTB Sidi's when I win the lottery.

My bike is a 47. I had a _gorgeous_ ride yesterday. I was expecting it to be in the 50's when I started, and 80's when I finished, but it was too warm when I got there at 9:30 to wear any warm clothes, so I just had a baggy of food to put on the new rack...I rode for five hours actual riding time, and only ate 300 calories (though 300 before and after in real food). I saw a ton of the gopher tortoises I love so much- even some younger ones. Oh- and some huge weird colored squirrel I have to look up. I could have rode a couple more hours, but I had to go home eventually.

Nanci