I tried to fight fate today but eventually it won.
I was across town, heading home but I had to run an errand on the way so I wasn't on my usual route. As I stopped at a light and tried to unclip the cleat twisted in my shoe and wouldn't release from the pedal. I accepted that I was going to tip over, but one final kick made it release and I was fine... for the moment. The light changed and I clipped back in to ride. At the next light I realised the cleat was still loose in my shoe and I still couldn't unclip. At that point I saw a friend who I hadn't seen in ages and I really wanted to stop and say hi, but I literally couldn't stop. The light turned green and I kept going, trying to decide what to do. Normally I carry some tools but last week I stripped the allen wrench I needed for the cleats.
I was fairly close to my parents' house so decided to head over there and see if I could borrow and allen wrench to tighted the bolts on the cleat. I spent the next four blocks trying to get unclipped, and was successful. No one was home at the folks' but the neighbours saw me brought out the tool box so I could fix myself up and get going. I also had to convince the neighbour that I'm not crazy for biking.
As I got back on my bike, happy that I had managed to fix the cleat and avoid the slow speed falls that come with learning to ride clipless, I fell. Just tipped right over for absolutely no reason. Today was just the day for my slow speed fall.
