[tholyoak]

I just turned 40 myself. I took my first mountain bike ride with my Scout troop at age 16. I loved it, and was wishing I could afford to buy one (I was on a rented bike). Then I went flying over the handlebars and ended up getting stitches in my face and arm. It took me about 20 years to get up the guts to try again. Now I wish I hadn’t wasted all that time in between.

[tholyoak]

I’m using platform pedals with pins that cost about $35. I wear shoes that I got at Payless for about $15 that have a nice, soft grippy sole. The combination works great. I also wear "fisherman" style sandals sometimes and they work well too. The only problem I’ve had with the pedals is that they really hurt if you hit your shins on them.

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