Some days, a run is just a run. That was today. A loop around the Mystic Lakes with a “This American Life” podcast playing, and it’s on to the rest of the day.
My new SPD-SL pedals are big and flat enough to make adequate platform pedals for my regular shoes for short trips, like this morning’s ride to the T station. They’re a little slippery, fine for a short ride on a flat bike path, but I wouldn’t want to do much hill climbing without my bike shoes.
(5.8 mi. run; 3 mi. bike; 145.5#)
It’s probably too late for this suggestion to be useful to you, Ray…but if you plan to ride sometimes with cycling shoes (that have a cleat on the bottom to engage the clipless pedals), and other times in regular shoes, you might consider getting pedals that can be used either way. These “convertible” pedals have a clip on one side and a conventional surface on the other side. Here is an example:
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_514864_-1___
The convertible pedals don’t allow for enough adjustment to accomodate me. And it is too late 🙂