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Hey all,

I'm finally going to upgrade from tennis shoes and toe cages to clipless pedals. So which ones should I get?

I only ride to commute and for fun right now, between 13 and 20 miles a day, so a friend recommended SPD shoes.

From there, where do I find a cheap but decent set?

Thanks!

I found a bike potential for my wife on craigslist. A Schwinn Prelude from 1984 with Shimano 600 components. It is going for $150 and looks to be in decent condition. Was this a good bike back in the day and would it still be a fair bike for regular road riding?

Thanks!

I just got Demon's Souls, and the first few hours have been brutally excellent. I decided to warp back to the Nexus, and the game totally froze.

Now, the PS3 won't load the game at all. It shows the twirling souls, the logo, then freezes after about a minute.

Has anyone had this issue and been able to fix it?

It is raining today, in Roanoke, VA. It wasn't raining right before I started out, but when I put my bike shorts on to begin my daily commute, it started coming down, so I changed my mind about the bike, and grabbed the car keys.

But on the way in, in the dark and cold rain, I passed a family of one adult on a tandem with what had to be an 8 year old girl, and a young boy no older than 10 on his own bike in front. I couldn't believe it. These conditions are no fun to ride in. Not pouring rain, but spitting and cold.

I've only been commuting since July, but I feel so ashamed for thinking, "Meh, I'll take the car in today," when these kids are out there being harder than I am.

So if you'r

After months of riding an old steel frame bike that has really done well, this was just beyond anything I could have imagined. It was lighter than I ever thought possible, more responsive, and the electronic shifters were insane.

This was at the Roanoke Go Fest in Virginia, and I'm familiar with some of the hills nearby so I went up one of my favorite steep hills. This got me up so much faster and with so much more ease. It was pure euphoria.

I don't mean to sound like a rep for Raleigh, I'm sure there are many carbon bikes that would be just as good or better, but wow. And the sad thing is, I won't feel that way again until I can save up $4,500.

It was an incredible experience, and I

So I just finished ADWD and have started over with GoT after reading loads of fan theories. I really like the R+L=J theory, and want to believe it, but this quote from GoT throws me off, in Eddard's POV:

"Riding through the rainy night, Ned saw Jon Snow's face in front of him, so like a younger version of his own. If the gods frowned so on bastards, he thought dully, why did they fill men with such lusts?"

What are your thoughts?

Please forgive my lack of knowledge of terminology and all that:

Last week, a spoke snapped on my rear tire on the drive side, and I brought it in to the shop. As they were taking off the freewheel, it totally fell apart, so they threw on a new one, and cut me a really great deal. Since then, however, the chain rubs against the lower gears when it is in a higher gear, and it isn't cross-chaining. It doesn't have an issue in the lower gears at all, but once I get to the third or fourth, it is really noticeable.

It rubs on the top right of the freewheel if you are looking at it drive-side, if that makes sense.

So, should I bring it back to the shop for them to take another look? I already

When you enter a map and your cursor comes up as two cursors and won't let you click, hit ` (make sure you have dev console enabled) to bring up the console. Type "teammenu" and hit enter, close the console, and hit ESC. This should bring you the MOTD, if you have it enabled, and let you choose your team!

I hope it works for everyone else!

I've just been wearing an old pair of regular glasses, ones that don't shade from the sun, and don't cover my eyes. This is due to only riding for a couple months, and cheapness. Good sunglasses are expensive!

However, on Monday, something hit me about a centimeter from my eye, somehow dodging my glasses, and left a very slight flesh wound. If this had actually hit my eye, it could have been more serious, so now I'm considering more covering, with sunglasses.

So my question is, do you recommend contacts (which I've never worn) and good sunglasses, or prescription sunglasses (which are more expensive)?

I do have a really small pair of sunglasses, but they don't give my eyes the coverage I