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Today after work I spent some time cleaning up my bike, as last Saturday while getting a new helmet I’d picked up my unbroken bike wheel from being fixed. This was returned to the bike (the Specialized Rockhopper), drivetrain bits cleaned up, and a new pair of CrankBrothers Eggbeater C pedals were installed. These are practically the same as the pedals I’d put on the Bianchi D.I.S.S. (during the issue-causing cleat removal), varying only in color.
At first I wasn’t sure of these pedals, as I had a hard time getting clipped/unclipped from them. However, after installing the new-style cleat and a set of shims to raise the cleat slightly I think they’ll be okay. This evening I took a test ride around the parking lots here and found that both clipping and unclipping was much, much easier. I still can’t get in or out of them as fast as I could with the SPDs, but that’ll likely come with time.
For now I just need to wait until the stitches come out (Thursday morning, most likely) and for the inside of my mouth to stop hurting, then I can go ride more. Hopefully that will be Saturday or so.