Quote Originally Posted by CorsairMac
You are Not a moron and I don't think you made a bad decision by going clipless. You didn't learn how to walk before crawling, and -although you may not remember it - you fell Plenty of times when you first learned how to walk/run....but you're walking today! So that being said, give yourself some time, don't be so hard on yourself and remember you're teaching your old dogs (feet) some new tricks! As a help, unclip yourself if for ANY reason whatesoever you think you're going to stop or you start to feel out of control.
Well, i wasn't going to say anything here; but now i have to. I'm 54 years old and have not gone clipless yet.
I learned to walk when i was less than 2 feet tall, and i was covered with baby fat. So when i fell, i didn't fall far and it usually didn't hurt.
but now, things have drastically changed. My bones are more brittle, my skin
and tendons don't heal like they used to; and i'm now a big chicken****.
It just seems a bit daunting to have my feet stuck onto the pedals!!!

Yet, even I consider switching to some sort of mechanical system...
but i haven't done it yet. So I guess my message here is; clipless isn't for everyone!