liksani
"yeah, i do wushu. "
oh right, I do Aikido. gals, liksani is flexible. My knees can't do those low stances anymore
"hmm dunno if i'm gonna get bike shoes or not."
I highly reccomend them, ask the gals here for reccomendations. You're on a looooooong ride, your feet will thank you for the support. Plus you get more power into the bike.
"i actually have toe clips for my bike, but i wasn't that comfortable on a bike to begin with so the LBS just took them off for me and said i could put them back on whenever i got more comfortable."
uncomfy how?