Dang Mirona, I hope you made an adjustment on those pedals. Thats got to smart. I guess the captain has to go down with the ship/bike, but thats taking it a bit too far. The pucker factor kicks in on my clipless setup whenever I'm riding over really rocky areas, or steep grades. Rocks hurt this old guy, and healing takes just a bit longer than it did in my younger days. Every week though I get a bit more used to the different terrain. I road a rock invested trail the other day and I felt like I'd been beat up when I finished. I get a better upper body workout during those kinds of rides though.