Originally Posted by jyossarian
LOL! Nah, I actually prefer riding clipless, but my non-riding friend is borrowing my bike to do the 5BBT so I swapped out the pedals and saddle for something more n00b friendly and comfortable. She said if she likes riding, she might take it up. Dunno how she'll like riding an unfamiliar bike w/ unfamiliar controls 40+ miles w/o any training whatsoever. And of course, there's always the price of roadbikes these days vs. what people's expectation of price is.
aah okay it makes more sense now, although i thought that with a brookes they were only comfortable after they had molded to the shape of your bum