The pedals my bike are very similar to the ones shown on the left: they're called SPD-SL and made by Shimano. They're the preferred type of clipless pedals for road bike racers. I didn't know that -- the reason I have them is that my father got a new bike and gave me his old pedals attached to the old bike. We have the same shoe size :-), so he gave his shoes also because he upgraded his when he bought the bike.

Some gyms have stationary bikes that have the SPD-SL pedals on one side, and the standard SPD (shown on the right side) on the other. Unfortunately, all the bikes at my gym have the standard SPD, so I've been wearing standard sneakers which can fit on the other side of the SPD clip into a strap-on. Or so I thought, because today I found out that there is one bike that has SPD-SL pedals! So perhaps I'll start wearing them to class. On the other hand, it might be worth investing in SPD-compatible shoes because it'll give me more flexibility to sit where I want to in the classroom because it's not that easy to move around the bikes.


Total: 15mi Bike (spin class); ~500 calories.; ??? lb. (forgot to take a measurement)