tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post5088511042307421311..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Cyclists and anteatersRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-48730528479381136952014-08-28T12:48:11.822-04:002014-08-28T12:48:11.822-04:00Side note: I cycle a bit and had to look up whethe...Side note: I cycle a bit and had to look up whether or not magnetic pedals exist. Apparently they do but I can't find them on Amazon or popular online cycling shops such as BikeNashbar.<br /><br />Most folks who are serious about cycling use "clipless" pedals which mechanically lock your shoe onto the pedal using a cleat attached to the shoe matching the pedal. There are a handful of different clipless pedal systems, most of them making you walk like a duck but I've never seen anybody walking around on their toes all day. There are some shoes which have a thicker sole into which the cleat is embedded, allowing you to walk somewhat normally.<br /><br />The name "clipless" pedals is confusing nomenclature because you actually "clip-in" to the pedal with the cleat. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_pedal#Clipless_pedals" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia has an explanation</a>. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225391328802972286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-71560316162368064522014-08-27T21:36:01.505-04:002014-08-27T21:36:01.505-04:00Or consider the one-eyed one-horned flying purple ...Or consider the one-eyed one-horned flying purple people-eater. Also highly specialized, especially considering the tradeoff of binocular vision (loss of depth perception and high risk of injury to the single eye) for unclear biological advantage. And although as with the anteater it enjoys a virtual monopoly on a plentiful food source, unlike ants and termites, people will tend to frequently and vigorously resist being consumed by employing a variety of countermeasures. CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231394164372721485noreply@blogger.com