My Ruby Sport Compact arrived - hooray!!

[lor]

Thanks, Owlie. My pedals are plastic. I was wondering if I'd have to change them, thanks for clarifying.

[MGM]

Thanks everyone! It's nice to be able to share my excitement with people who understand!

I've been on 3 rides so far, and my issues have entirely been with my out-of-shapedness. No saddle soreness, no neck or shoulder issues, nothing.

I just need to figure out what I'm going to do with my feet. I started reading the pedal threads and Irulan's link to the flat pedal manifesto, and I hit brain overload. I'm having a bit of a hard time sorting between road and mountain bike info (and wondering if it matters between the two). There's so much info here on the forum already, I'm pretty sure my answer is buried in here somewhere, I just need to be patient and keep looking!

And on a totally first-world-problems note, I smacked myself on the forehead for buying a second waterbottle with red on it. It completely clashes with my bike, but I can't bring myself to buy another set in a more complimentary color. The silly things that bug me.

Lol, to me it's very important that my bottles don't clash with my bike, AND that both of them match. Silly, I know, but I'm a female - what can I say? I care about how things look, which is why I have so many darn (nice looking) jerseys...