Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19647641)

I am a big fan of Spesh shoes. Good value at every price point. I hope you can find something that fits right.

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19647569)

I've been working on a few things for the past few months:
Getting a comfortable, better suited bike built up;
Getting used to riding in the dark;
Getting used to riding in the dark with cars;
Reliably being able to get a certain amount of mileage in on a regular basis without hurting; myself/having major mechanical issues/wanting to vomit at the end of the ride;
Convincing my family that I am in fact capable of doing all of this.
Getting over my own fears and insecurities.

So, this morning, after about eight months since I first though about doing this, I have successfully completed my first bike commute to work. I can't say I loved every minute of it while I was doing it(mostly because I am just not naturally a morning person), but now that I am showered and I have a cup of coffee in front of me I can think of it as fun. And I am looking forward to the return leg home this afternoon (even though, yes, I will probably get rained on).

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19647688)

I was just impressed with myself that I remembered my Garmin and HRM at 4:30 in the morning. No Strava- I guess this means it didn't really happen, huh? :lol:

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19647689)

I was a really big fan, too, until each of the six cleat bolts stripped out of my shoes - a little disappointing. The fit changes last year are weird, too, and those two factors are what opened the door to checking out other manufacturers. At the end of the day, though, I'll just go with what fits best. If that's Spec again, so be it, but I hope the shop will offer at least a token discount for coming back after the failure.

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19647569)

I've been working on a few things for the past few months:
Getting a comfortable, better suited bike built up;
Getting used to riding in the dark;
Getting used to riding in the dark with cars;
Reliably being able to get a certain amount of mileage in on a regular basis without hurting; myself/having major mechanical issues/wanting to vomit at the end of the ride;
Convincing my family that I am in fact capable of doing all of this.
Getting over my own fears and insecurities.

So, this morning, after about eight months since I first though about doing this, I have successfully completed my first bike commute to work. I can't say I loved every minute of it while I was doing it(mostly because I am just not naturally a morning person), but now that I am showered and I have a cup of coffee in front of me I can think of it as fun. And I am looking forward to the return leg home this afternoon (even though, yes, I will probably get rained on).

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 19647775)

Hmm... AG loves Spesh shoes. You must have just been cranking out the watts to strip the cleat threads. ;)

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19647795)

Is it spec or spesh?

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19647569)

I've been working on a few things for the past few months:
Getting a comfortable, better suited bike built up;
Getting used to riding in the dark;
Getting used to riding in the dark with cars;
Reliably being able to get a certain amount of mileage in on a regular basis without hurting; myself/having major mechanical issues/wanting to vomit at the end of the ride;
Convincing my family that I am in fact capable of doing all of this.
Getting over my own fears and insecurities.

So, this morning, after about eight months since I first though about doing this, I have successfully completed my first bike commute to work. I can't say I loved every minute of it while I was doing it(mostly because I am just not naturally a morning person), but now that I am showered and I have a cup of coffee in front of me I can think of it as fun. And I am looking forward to the return leg home this afternoon (even though, yes, I will probably get rained on).

Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 19647800)

It's pronounced "the devil"

Originally Posted by Jadesfire (Post 19647569)

I've been working on a few things for the past few months:
Getting a comfortable, better suited bike built up;
Getting used to riding in the dark;
Getting used to riding in the dark with cars;
Reliably being able to get a certain amount of mileage in on a regular basis without hurting; myself/having major mechanical issues/wanting to vomit at the end of the ride;
Convincing my family that I am in fact capable of doing all of this.
Getting over my own fears and insecurities.

So, this morning, after about eight months since I first though about doing this, I have successfully completed my first bike commute to work. I can't say I loved every minute of it while I was doing it(mostly because I am just not naturally a morning person), but now that I am showered and I have a cup of coffee in front of me I can think of it as fun. And I am looking forward to the return leg home this afternoon (even though, yes, I will probably get rained on).

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 19647775)

Hmm... AG loves Spesh shoes. You must have just been cranking out the watts to strip the cleat threads. ;)

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19647780)

Strip the cleat threads or tear the nut loose inside the sole so it just spins? I thought it must be the latter. Sounds like too many watts with the Allen wrench. :D

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19646951)

Agree this sounds like a pita. I have similar issue in that my feet need narrow, but I am lucky that Sidi makes shoes in narrow width that fit me well (44S).

Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19648050)

oh my god.. narrow width. Narrow. I thought that stuff was just in comic books and fairy tales.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19648061)

Narrow shoes for skinny guys maybe?

Originally Posted by topslop1 (Post 19648074)

I was same height - 6'2'' at 160lbs at one point in my life, still took wides.

Originally Posted by datlas (Post 19648089)

Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19647992)

Cafe Covers

Originally Posted by PepeM (Post 19648162)

Skillz.