Having fallen in love with oh so unnecessary but sexy clipless pedals, I got more from Nashbar. They arrived, and you can see an example here – added to the GT Saddleback:
The GT with Nashbar Clipless Pedals
The first thing I noticed about these pedals is that I seem to be able to clip-in a lot easier. Well, easier AFTER I switched to the cleats that came with them. I don’t exactly get it: These are all supposed to be ‘SPD-compatible’ pedals – why would the cleats be different? Well, they are almost the same, actually, but slightly different.
The good news is that these cleats also seem to work okay with the other pedals. Not as good as the ones that they came with, but okay. If things are SPD type, shouldn’t they all work together?
So I took a little trip north this time.
The GT on a road trip
It seems like using clipless pedals helps reduce fatigue a bit. I don’t know. My riding speed varies so much – usually SLOW – that two rides are never the same.
More On The Road
While on the road, I saw a police officer stop and then arrest a bicyclist. I’m not sure exactly why…
Cyclist Arrested
I heard the siren hit momentarily and the guy pulled over. He’s riding a mountain bike in the city, that must be the problem. After he produced ID, the cop made him empty his pockets. I should have taken pictures but I didn’t think of it until near the end of this spectacle.
I guess there was something in there because the next thing was the cop made the guy get down on the ground, then he handcuffed him and put him in the patrol SUV. Or maybe it was the crime of failure to support oil companies. I don’t know.
He sat there a few minutes then a pickup showed up and grabbed the bike. After that, the cop left.
It was a good trip.
