My wife picked up a road bike a couple weekends ago. You know, the type you can lift with your pinkie. While I was jealously eyeing her new bike, she reminded me that I already have one.
When I purchase an expensive item, I find it fun (in a twisted kind of way) to calculate the per-use cost. Before my wife got her bike, my bike’s per-use cost was probably around $100 ($500 / 5 times I used it). Like most bike owners, I purchased it and never ended up riding much.
After I watched my wife ride her bike with her fancy shoes and pedals, it was clear that I was missing out. For some reason, someone forgot to tell me what makes biking fun… bike shoes with clip-in pedals. And by fun, I really mean easy.
The next weekend I purchased мебелиSpecialized BG Comp MTB Shoes and Shimano PD-M520 MTB Pedals
They’ve made biking so much fun that I now ride my bike instead of taking my car on short errands. So if you have an unused bike, or are buying a bike, definitely consider getting shoes and pedals.