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I too just got back into biking after a 5 year hiatus and bought a new Giant Escape 2 Disc. At my age I determined my LeMond Zurich was more than I needed, so I sold it off. As for pedals, I just installed a set of flat pedals with the spikes. (actually set screws) I haven't tried them out yet but I feel they should provide enough friction to help with the wet shoe matter. Perhaps others will chime in on the matter as well.
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What type of pedals are you looking for? Flats, clipless?
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Clipless means something is bolted to your shoe? Now I'll be dipped. Thats weird. Seems like it would be the opposite.
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I use the clipped-in shoes which are called “clipless” because there are some very stupid people out there... actually it is from toe-clip-less and the “toe” got cut off.
The cheap flat pedals on Amazon are pretty good, I bought some for my mountain bike. The little spikes give much better grip than old school pedals.
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When Look and other companies started making pedal systems that retained the foot but did not use toe clips they were dubbed "clipless". The act of engaging the foot to the pedal became known as "clipping in" which is unfortunate because it creates confusion.
The thing that bolts or is nailed to the shoe is called a cleat, regardless of what type of pedal is used.