The thing about being a new rider...

[trista]

Here's a fun rant on pedals: http://www.rivbike.com/article/clothing/the_shoes_ruse

I loved that article! I do use the upstroke on hills, but I can't sustain it, and I have always thought it must be my inexperience or lack of strength - that all cyclists must be able to pull up AND down at the same time on both feet, all the time. After reading that, I feel a little differently.

Maybe I feel like I lose power when going clipless because I've been TOLD that so many times. Sitting here at my desk, I can't say whether I actually do. Two falls in 1 month BECAUSE of clips has me thinking, maybe I should go without for awhile....

[malkin]

Between cycling, my natural clumsiness, and my work with kids with autism I can't keep track of where all the bruises come from.

[Veronica]

I get a bruise every time I ride. I don't know where they come from... they just appear after every ride.

I wear mountain bike shoes when I ride. They don't skid on the asphalt and I can wear the same pair of shoes no matter which bike I'm riding and Crank Brothers eggbeaters on all my bikes.

Veronica