Going,...going... Gone Clipless....!!!

A couple of months back, being a sucker for shoes, I decided to buy a pair of cycling shoes. They are lovely. After trying them out just once (on the bike of course), I put them away cos I fell so badly, my knee was swollen for like a month. http://mummy-onthego.blogspot.com/2007/09/big-fat-swollen-knee.html

Tonight,.... I succesfully went on a 40km ride clipless (on big roads with traffic and all)!!! I know it might not seem like much to most but it is a big milestone for timid ol' cyclist like myself.

Thanks Lin and Paul for hanging back with me. I REALLY appreciate it. I was very mindful that I was slowing you guys down and probably getting you all bored. I do strive to get better so that I can join you guys eventually....

I felt that the move from pedals to clipless showed a greater difference as compared with my move from a mountain bike to a road bike. Tonight we were going at a constant speed of about 28kmh and at some points on flats, I saw my odo show 35kmh which I never used to see unless I had just come off a hill which doesn't count.

Lin really gave me good tips about shifting my weight on the saddle and using different parts of my legs muscles. I definitely haven't mastered any of it, but I could kind of feel what she was talking about when I tried them out. Especially the shifting weight to the back part.

Clipping on and off was pretty ok, .... a little shakey sometimes but I think for a first time on proper roads, I would consider it a success.

Can't wait to put on these sexy shoes again.......