New Shoes

I went out tonight to buy some cycling shoes. When I inherited my father's new bike last June, it had SPD pedals. However, never having used clipless pedals before, I did not think that beginning to learn how to use them just a month before RAGBRAI was a good idea, so I took the pedals off and replaced them with my pedals with toe clips. With this year's RAGBRAI being one of the hilliest ever, I figured I can use any help I can get. Hopefully these shoes will help. I need to get some practice before I actually go out for a ride. I do not want to fall too many times. It's not that I am worried about getting hurt, I just don't want to hurt my bike. Besides, it would be embarrassing.