Okay, Sadie Kate made me think of this in the chainring tattoo thread. Wish I knew how to set up a poll. Oh well.

In my experience, about 65-70% of riders unclip with their left foot. The others (including me) unclip with the right.

Does it matter? Well, when you're lined up at the start of a race it does (I feel like the left-handed eater at the table). Besides that? Nah. I guess I like that I "lean" to the right when I'm unclipped which is good in traffic (in the US), and I can prop my right foot up on the curb when I'm stopped, as is the fact that my bike will naturally trail to the right when I start.

I have no idea why I learned that way -- probably because the person who taught me to ride clipless pedals did it that way.

So, are you a left unclipper or a right unclipper? Do you know why you learned that way?