I wanted to start taking cycling seriously, so I decided I needed carbon soled cycling shoes.<\/p>\n

I had heard that the stiff soles increase your power transfer by 30%. Since I was riding a lot slower on the old Salvation Army Schwinn bike than I wanted to, I figured that such a large gain in transfer would really transform my riding. <\/p>\n

So I went to the bike shop, and grabbed a pair of Diadora Road Shoes with sweet carbon soles. They were silver and had a stiffness factor that was ridiculously high. Exactly what I needed.<\/p>\n

But after my third ride with them, I couldn’t figure out why everyone raved over them. They made me slow, wobbly, and clumsy on the bike. <\/p>\n

Then my friend told me that if I really wanted to take cycling seriously, I should also consider buying something called “clipless” pedals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"