I finally joined the clipless klutz club

[nuthatch]

I was feeling sooo superior that I've been riding clipless for months now without tipping over. Oh, how the mighty are fallen!!

This morning I set out on my morning commute with about 10 pounds of my garden tomatoes in one pannier to share with fellow workers (my duds, weighing much less but just as bulky were in the other pannier). As I rolled to the end of my driveway and stopped to let a car go by, I slowly rolled over on the tomato side (the right, clipped in side!). Yes, like a tree falling in the forest! Got blacktop goo on my new jacket!! And some tomatoes were already sauce by the time I reached the office. But my bike was okay..whew!! Yes, we all fall....

[DirtDiva]

Congratulations.

I've had a fair few inglamourous dismounts, but I'm yet to topple outright. Even if I've tried two or three times to get a foot out, somehow the panic caused by an imminent tumble into traffic results in having not just one, but both feet suddenly unclipped (and generally hovering in the vicinity of my ears). Good old adrenaline, eh...

I'll be sure to post when I do end up eating pavement or dirt.

[Kimred]

And does'nt it always seem to happen in slow motion and there is nothing you can do about it. I don't mean to be mean, but after I pictured it in my head I had to laugh. I have many non-cyclist friends who think I am crazy for straping my feet in those.

I hope your co-workers were grateful for the tomatoes!

Kim

[SJCzar]

I was so sure that after 1100 miles clipless I wasn't going to fall over. Yea, right...about a month ago I fell over as I was starting a group ride. I was towards the end of the pack so only about 6-8 people got to see me do that slowwwwww motion fall. It seems like you have so much time to think what a idiot you are before you actually hit the ground. No damage to the bike, a few scratches and a swellbow for me.

In a way it was nice to get it over with.

[CorsairMac]

ROFLMAO nuttie!! I'm glad to hear you're ok and the bike is ok and I don't believe you fell - I believe you were just making tomato paste for your co-worker coz that's just the nice kinda person you are!!

[Wendy]

You people are scaring me. I've gone about 1,500 miles clipless without falling, and now I'm sure a tumble is coming to get me.