I have high hopes for my commuting times in the near future.
After a temporary case of left Achilles tendon soreness (now on the mend), which had me skip my weekend riding for a while (although I continued my 10 x 1-hour weekday commutes), I decided to get SPD pedals + cleats for the first time!
I've used them 2 days so far this week, and I think my commuting average speed is about to go up. I like the way the pedals + cleats stabilise my feet and free me from worrying about my foot slipping off in the rain, and I also find pedalling up hills easier.
The only drama so far has been clipping in; most times I got it right, but yesterday at a set of red traffic lights (naturally on the busiest section of my commute
), I found myself spending next few hundred metres trying to clip in the other foot; I must have looked really silly. Unclipping is a lot easier.
Regards,
--- Victor.