Legs were a little sore and stiff from trying to outride thunder yesterday so decided to go out on the urban bike (LHT with rim brakes (!!) on tubeless wheels I built; MTB 1x11 drive train, flat pedals, water bottles, etc). Wandered around Washington Grove, Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village mostly on paved trails, sidewalks, and parking lots. Rather nice evening. Still getting used to no clips -- can't pull up on the pedals! -- especially when stopping and starting. Pretty sure the front chain ring is just too small for urban riding -- too easy to run out of RPMs. Very weird to be riding without a camelbak or "proper" riding shoes -- very much like riding here, especially in terms of location, when we moved to the area 24 years ago... Definitely will do this again. Legs felt much better afterward even if the feet were confused by the lack of retention on the pedals.