Hi, I'm a total newbie too!! Was riding my really old mountain bike on roads for June & half of July, then decided to get a proper road bike. Have had it for a little over a month and have been lurking on this site for about a month too . This week I managed to install a new seat, pedals and shoes/cleats. Was so excited that it all worked out and felt pretty good. Got it all for a good price too so I was excited as I had been riding on SPD mtn bike pedals & really old mtn bike shoes (that were too small) .

Went on a ride today and had to stop to make a few adjustments to all the new gear but all in all it went great! Even finally broke my barrier and pulled out an average of 16.0 mph on a 40 mile ride... this was 1 mph better than 3 weeks ago so even though not considered 'fast', i was psyched!

I've been enjoying this forum, really inspirational & have learned a lot so far... thanks!