I asked DH about flats with pins (showed him the pretty ones - *hint!*) and he replied dryly that he had a set of mb flats with pins "somewhere out in the workshop." I could tell though that he was secretly happy that I said, "mountain bike", because it means I might go riding again!

Meantime, I have no problem being clipped in on the road. Actually, before the break, I really didn't mind being clipped in on the trail. I got used to it, practiced going over logs and taking the bike with me. It was the desire to put my foot down (and disinclination to allow myself to fall) that screwed everything up. But maybe that desire is very natural, after all.