spokes
08-09-2004, 07:56 AM
i bought clipless pedals last week. woohoo! i've made a couple trips so far, and true to t.e. chatter i did fall once. :rolleyes: fortunately it was while i was practicing in the little crescent in front of my building. the only one who saw was the cute-ish 20-something security guard on patrol. i didn't manage to yell timber :o but luckily i feel on some elevated grass and minimized damage (to my bike) and injury (to me). i looked up at the security guy and called out, 'it's okay, new pedals,' and realized he had no clue what i meant by it and probably concluded i'm about as clued-in as a dust bunny. :o the only injury i came out with was a bruise on the inside of my knee... meaning i hurt myself on my own bike. :rolleyes: not the smoothest thing i've ever done, but i console myself with the fact that i'm not the first one to do it. :D
many thanks to everyone on the forum, i was much less scared of making the transition because of the countless threads on clipless and the very helpful discussion since i've been coming here. hugs for everyone!! :)
so, questions: when i walk in the shoes with clipless cleats, i hear the disconcerting sound of metal on stone/concrete. is this okay? will it destroy my cleats if i stop'n'shop in my cycling gear? i'm just worried about my new babies!! ;)
does clipping out become second nature eventually? i'm getting much better (like all things, there's jumps in learing and then plateaus, jumps and plateaus)... but i'm still worried about the odd emergency, when instant clipping out is required. will instant clipping out come more naturally with time as well?
thanks again!
many thanks to everyone on the forum, i was much less scared of making the transition because of the countless threads on clipless and the very helpful discussion since i've been coming here. hugs for everyone!! :)
so, questions: when i walk in the shoes with clipless cleats, i hear the disconcerting sound of metal on stone/concrete. is this okay? will it destroy my cleats if i stop'n'shop in my cycling gear? i'm just worried about my new babies!! ;)
does clipping out become second nature eventually? i'm getting much better (like all things, there's jumps in learing and then plateaus, jumps and plateaus)... but i'm still worried about the odd emergency, when instant clipping out is required. will instant clipping out come more naturally with time as well?
thanks again!