My cycling career has been almost exclusively with toe clips and straps on conventional pedals. Never thought much of clipless pedals, but a couple of weeks ago I bought a used set of Shimano MTB pedals because they worked well with the toe clips and my old cycling shoes were getting pretty ratty. The seller threw in some old spd pedals and cleats free gratis. Well this weekend I decided to see how the clipless pedals work. My maiden voyage went off without a hitch as far as getting in and out of the pedals. I did notice a few twinges from my knees but not bad and I will see how that plays out over the course of a few rides.

I am not sure what this will do to my reputation as an old school cyclist, but I may go ahead and get some shimano A520 or A600 road pedals that are compatible with the spd cleats and MTB shoes. Here's hoping I don't add my name to the Tombay club anytime soon!