Quote Originally Posted by trista View Post
I hit my legs on the pedals of my hybrid when pushing it somewhere all.the.time. I don't on the road bike. I'm not sure why... I think b/c it is so much lighter and lower, I can push it w/ 1 hand and walk further away from it.

I decided tomorrow I'm going to ride free - no cleats. If I like it, I'm going to do that for awhile until I have more experience on the road bike. Maybe doing that will allow me to heal my legs without adding more bruises!
I don't know how a touring bike actually is considered as far as "classification" is concerned. I have different pedals on my flat-bar road bike and it is lighter than my beloved steel steed. However I don't want to ride it right now - not until I can afford to get a re-fit. I do prefer to push the Wanderer with both hands rather than one.

I am just happy I only got a couple of new scrapes this weekend from it - the rate is decreasing, thankfully for my legs...

Good luck Trista - as far as not being clipped in I feel quite stable and comfortable riding with just my BMX pedals. I do not have toe clips or anything attaching me to the pedals, and I like that just fine for now. Eventually I do want to try cleats again, but not now.