I tried the loosen the shoes tip and my right foot wanted to be more on the outside. I tightened the shoes a bit to go for a short ride, before messing with the cleats. I had no knee issues so maybe it is a case of adapting to a different system. If I have any more problems though I may move the cleat outward a bit.

Also, this is kind of weird, but I wore my new Shebeest shorts, which are not slippery unlike the shorts I wore on the ride where I was sliding on my seat. I didn't slide at all. I think before making a change I'll do a few more rides. I ended up riding 15.75 miles this morning.

Now for the bad stuff. Half way into my ride three dogs came out after me. I determined that I could not easily outrun the dogs, so my plan was to stop and put the bike between me and the dogs. While slowing down and before I could disengage the pedals, the lead dog and I got tangled up. I went down, clipped in. The dogs took off. I had to undo my shoes to get out of my right pedal. I am pretty skinned up. A driver stopped and helped me out. I started crying like a baby.

The dog owners came out and watched everything from their yard.

I managed to get myself together, got back on and rode home.

My knee hurts, but not from the pedals.

I am having post trauma here. What if those dogs had been really agressive? There I was, trapped in my pedals, on the ground.

I pulled out the pepper spray and mounted it on my bike.

I need a hug.