I just found this group

[TexasProgresive]

2. I was going to update that today so here goes

My shoes are Shimano MTB shoes. It seems these are the same shoe as a road bike shoe with a hiking type sole glued over the smooth sole. That waling sole had started to come loose. I was successful in gluing the 2 soles back together using Elmer's Stix-All. This brings us to yesterday.

I posted yesterday about riding in the wind of T.S.Bill on the Mountain bike. It doesn't have clipless pedals so I woas in sneekers. That ride was from 8 to 9AM. At 11:30 I was craving on of my cousin's hamburgers. Her store is 3 miles from my house. I took the road bike. I walked in some very wet grass and then ate my burger. When I was approaching my driveway I clicked out of the right pedal OK but could not click out of the left. I looked down and saw that my foot and the sole were not moving together. I managed to rip the rest of the sole from my shoe. I dismounted and was able to unclick the two soles and cleat from the pedal and hobbled home. The good news is that my fix on the walking sole held up, the bad news is I need to get new shoes.

It may be the wet grass helped to breakdown the factory glue. These shoes like all my gear are advanced age. I was hoping to use them for a few months before having to replace them. I'm looking to replace the road bike. I think I have been riding on to large a frame. I have never been fitted to a bike. If I could straddle the top tup I figured I was OK. That worked when I was younger, but not so much in my 60s. This bike is 59 to 60 cm and I think I should be in the range of 54 to 58.I've had a couple of close calls dismounting and actually took a tumble once.

I'm looking for an endurance bike with a more relaxed geometry. It would be nice to be light weight and responsive just no need for aggressive high performance. The days of riding one of those Italian Testosterone Elites are long gone. Ready for a bike that is more user friendly but not yet for a trike.