Originally Posted by Digital Gee
Yep... Me.
I have my Roubaix at the shop for it's first tune-up. The one that comes free with purchase. After 650 miles or so, it was due.
So i'm thinking this is a good time to switch to clipless, because the shop said they'd give me a thorough fitting (saying it would take about an hour) with the new pedals on. The "fitting" they gave me when I bought the bike was a real quickie.
They also said my cheapo platform pedals were already wearing out (designed just to try out bikes on, actually). So I have to do something, so i might as well suck it up and go clipless.
They're recommending the Shimano 540 SPDs, since I already have (and like) my Shimano MTB shoes. The pedals are on sale for about $80, which I thought was high, but I'm finding that price or higher at places like Performance, etc.
Can you believe that DG is going clipless????
It was only a matter of time.
You did not ask for advice (like you have to ask on this forum) but I will suggest one thing that helped a lot when I started.....forget the trainer, you already know how to ride. Go ride the bike. Clip into one pedal (most people keep the right pedal clipped--I clip in left, but that is another story) and don't clip in the other side. That way you will always have your other foot free if you need to put a foot down. As you gain confidence, you will know when to clip in with both feet. On an open stretch of path or road, clip in and clip out while you are riding at a moderate pace. It is a little scary at first, but so was riding without training wheels and you learned to do that.
After you read all of the advice you are going to get, just go do what seems best for you. Oh, and don't believe a thing Tom B says about this, he has no idea what he is talking about.