In travel or work mode I definitely put up with more from random strangers. It’s like being centrist is a rent to be paid or at least avoid conflict. Making friends I have a high standard, because I’ve been through enough crowds to know the type of person I’ll put up with.
The bigger the pedal, the more surface area there is for your foot so an isolated pressure injury is less likely. Usually the little bolts in the ones like mine are adjustable and/or removable depending on shoes. They’d probably mess up a pair of hiking shoes that aren’t solid rubber like cycling flats (thick rubber soles with circular grip like vans or 510s). I’d recommend Odyssey pedals with the plastic instead of metal bolts unless you get cycling shoes.
I sold my last bike with the stickers on it to someone who likes them for just as much as I paid for it 10k miles before. So that is debatable. Usually stickers will come right off a bike and then you can clean the residue off with goo gone or nail polish Remover. In some ways it actually protects the original paint job, because stickers get scratched before the paint does. That said, I’m sure there’s a variation on sticker quality and the adhesive effects on the paint. Personally I’m planning to ride my current bike until the frame cracks, then just transfer the parts to another touring quality frame. Unless something like it being easier to sell here and buy internationally happens, I don’t plan to get rid of what I have. So that gives me the freedom to really make it mine. Also the more unique a bike, the less likely a petty thief will target it when there’s other easier to blend in options.
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