I’m now hooked and can foresee a mountain bike on the horizon at some point

On the pedal front I soon ditched the toe clips and pedals that came with the bike but I’m not a fan of cycling booties and now have spiked mtb pedals. Those combined with soft soled Adidas five ten trainers and I’m well happy with my pedal grip. I just have to stop snagging my calves on the bastards whenever I get off to open a gate