Austin’s Weblog

So I just got these new bike shoes for pedalling efficiency.  Basically they work by clipping in to the pedals on the bike so that you can push down on the pedals as well as pull up on them.  The result is that you don’t waste the upstroke with each pedalling cycle.  Well, clipping in for me wasn’t a problem… it was stepping out of them that proved challenging.  Two falls later, a long scrape on the arm, and a bruise on the left thigh… I think I know how the stupid pedals work now.  At least I didn’t break any ankles… whew.  I think there’s nothing worse than slowly tipping over and coming to the realization that you’re going to fall.   I felt the same way when I started to ski…