Winter is nigh and we don't get enough cold weather in Georgia to justify SPD boots. We can just wait until tomorrow. The snow will melt and it will warm up.

I wear flip-flops around the house. When I leave to go anywhere, on a bike or in Cheryl's ride to the doctor's office, I have to change shoes. No big deal just choose the shoes for the task ahead.

I tried out the ol' Merrell Hiking boots with the platform side of the A530s the other day. I really wish the snow and cold temps would linger longer so I wouldn't feel bad purchasing boots that I don't need. I just don't have to be anywhere bad enough that is so far away that I can't put on the boots and walk if I REALLY need to get there. That sucks, because riding with platforms sucks worse than walking does.

No roadie, efficiency, muscle building, fitness, Fredness, simplicity or anything else thing to me. I just don't like to ride unless I am clipped in. I've felt that way since the second time I fell over learning how to ride clipless. More secure, no cleat angle crap, no one around here rides a bike so I look strange anyway, no float crap, no nothing about cool--there is no one to impress, no nothing.

I like SPD pedals and I think other forms of clipless pedals, that I have tried, along with platform pedals suck eggs.

The roadie has those A520, or, something road SPDs on it until I get weight weeniesh and decide to buy some A600s because they are grey and weigh 50 grams less. That I can justify!!