If \”roughshod\” means your shoes are badly battered, I went around roughshod for as much as a year!

I don\’t mean cycling shoes; I mean my walking shoes. The uppers had holes rubbed in them by the time the footwear was about six months old. The toe clips on the hybrid\’s pedals caused a lot of chafing.

A few days ago I finally bought new shoes. The uppers on my old sneakers looked like they were pulling away from the soles; and I decided that new shoes would cost a lot less than the medical bills that might result if those beat-up things caused me to trip and fall.

My cycling shoes need attention as well. I think both pairs are due for new cleats. Something isn\’t right when I suddenly come unclipped while pedaling!

If I think I have problems with my shoes, I should be glad I\’m not a dancer! I don\’t have to sew ribbons and elastics onto my cycling shoes; and I\’m so lazy that I let the bike shop put the cleats on. The main thing there is being sure the bolts on the cleats are properly tightened, and I\’m not sure I can manage it.

I also don\’t need to replace my cycling shoes — or my sneakers — as often as three times in one day. If I did, I would have to give up cycling; or at least, riding clipped in. Otherwise I\’d go bankrupt!