Quote Originally Posted by Iris616 View Post
Complete Newbie question:

If people fall so frequently with clipless, what is the benefit of them?

I'm not being a wise Arse, I truly am curious.


and NY Biker replied:

People don't really fall that frequently. Everyone falls now and then, especially when they're getting used to them, but overall it doesn't happen that often.

The benefit is better power transfer to the pedals and more efficient pedaling.
I don't know from transfers and efficiency, exactly.

The time I rode a bike with platforms again a few months after getting the clipless pedals was what REALLY convinced me that clipless is better. Got on the bike, tried to get going with an attempt to pull up on the down pedal. Guess how that went!

I didn't fall while learning, but I did fall making a too sharp right turn without unclipping that foot. I've learned from that experience -- but it's amazing how hard I have to think about unclipping the right compared to the left!

Karen in Boise