Actually, I spoke to my SO and she thinks that I need to get to where I can ride more than 2 miles a day before I start even looking at a rodie. As far as extras go, shoes and pedals aren't going to be an issue for a bit:
I need to ride more befor I invest a bunch of money. My roadmaster was a birthday present that my SO and BIL suprised me with, I am happy that they even put any thought into it even though it is a X-mart bike.