Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy

Ah, that's right - I was forgetting that you are having an aversion to clipless. What I suggested only works with clipless. One needs to be able to disregard the fact of shoe/pedal attachment and ride as though the bike were a simple extension of your skeleton. Hadn't really thought about it, but am very thankful that so far my body parts have been permanently attached to one another. How awkward if that were not the case. Hoping I don't sound rude or at least not too rude - but that's how it works. The footbone's connected to the pedalbone, the pedalbone's connected to the crankbone . . .praised be Shimano.