SPANDEX SHOE SHOPPING

My Shoes. (on order because of my gigantor-sized feet)

Caitlin's shoes. (are you really that surprised that they match her bike??)

I would like to point out that this weekend marks the first time in all of our lives that I spent MORE money on SHOES than Caitlin. She bought the sensible pair while I bought the semi-expensive ones. Granted, I did not pull a "Caitlin" and buy the most expensive ones in the store ($400), but still, I paid more than she did. Which is seriously amazing since she says that I come from the "land of $60 shoes."

We trekked to Cynergy this weekend in our normal clothes, which included Tory Burch Flats and Kate Spade loafers, while carrying Louis and Kate bags.....pretty sure those are all rare visitors to the cycle shop. However, Cynergy did not disappoint at all and still recognized us despite the lack of spandex and protective head gear (and sweat). They sympathized with my injury and lack of riding. And, most importantly, they held Caitlin up while she clipped in and clipped out. Very similar to waxing on and waxing off.....

If you take a gander at the above pictures you'll notice that the bottoms have weird hole-thingys on them. This is so that you can attach the apparatus which literally HOOKS you to your bike. You become one with the bike and all of that zen crap, but what this also means, is that if you happen to, let's say, forget that you have these awesome shoes on and lean to the right to stop at a light, you'll fall flat on your face in the middle of traffic. Awesome.

We are told, however, that "becoming one with the bike" make pedaling up-hill a much different and easier experience. We are also one step closer to becoming officially official pro-kit-wearing cyclists.

Stay tuned for the blog posts in which we relate to you the various times that we have forgotten about being clipped to our riding apparatus and fell. They are coming.

~Autumn