My first fall

[eclectic]

Congratulations Feels good to get it out of the way. Now you realize you can survive

Send a few more details, where, how fast, how big a crowd

Glad to hear it was nothing worse than some bruising and the clips worked as designed

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Hey I had MY first fall today!
Actually, I am really HAPPY about it! Why?....because after riding for two months, I have been getting paranoid about not having fallen yet, figuring the first one might be a doozy the longer it takes in coming.

So today I installed my PwoerGrip straps on my pedals, and went down to the safe empty parking lot to practice a bit. The very first time i braked to a stop I simply forgot what moves to coordinate and rather gently fell over on the right side that was still strapped in. But i had made sure to wear my gloves and the asphalt was new and very smooth, so it was a rather uneventful fallover, and no harm done. I practiced some more, realizing that actually I didn't need to stop much differently than I normally do! My brain had been trying to think of too many things at once, and the reality was way simpler than that.

Yay! I feel the "jinx" no longer threatens!!

Relieved, undamaged, and undaunted....

[Leonne]

I had my first fall the first day I brought my bike home and tried to go for a ride. I clipped into my pedals for the first time and put to much weight on the side I clipped into and just fell over. I got a nice scabby knee from it, but it is almost healed now

[spatlese]

It was my first ride and I was in an empty parking lot. Unclipped on my right side (right foot was at 6 o'clock) and left foot was still clipped in (leaving left foot at the 12 o'clock position). And when I went to put my right foot on the ground, I couldn't stand on my left foot and ended up falling on my left knee. Ended up with road rash on my left knee and a giant bruise in my inner left thigh where the bicycle fell. UGH!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

You should have found a parking lot with nice fresh smooth CUSHY asphalt!