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  1. #1
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    Wow, I am really in the minority here. I am right handed but always unclip RIGHT. I do like that that makes the lean before stopping against traffic, but I don't know if I consciously learned to do it that way for that reason. I think, actually, that my DH taught me to use clipless years ago, and that's the way he did it, so that's just the way I learned. He is also right handed, btw. It feels totally foreign to even imagine doing it the other way, but now that I am mountain biking more than road riding, I've been told I really do need to get comfortable unclipping on either side. There is even a skill when going around a tight turn/switchback to unclip the inner foot, put it down and kinda pivot the bike around the turn if you can't make it without putting a foot down. I can kinda do this on a right turn since that's the side I unclip on, but haven't dared to try it on a tight left yet.

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  2. #2
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    I unclip left and am right handed. It works for me and I have no desire to worry about learning to unclip right. Maybe when that's the only thing left on my 'stuff to learn about cycling list' I will...

  3. #3
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    I'm right handed and unclip on the right. When I first went with clips (clipless) it really made me notice that my left leg was kinda lazy; my right leg was doing most of the work when it was all about simply pushing down. There was no way I was going to trust my left foot to get the job done. Now that I'm clipless, both legs are working equally, but I don't think I would ever change.

  4. #4
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    Aug 2006
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    I unclip my right foot most of the time. I am right-handed, but left foot dominate. My left leg is stronger and I get a better push when the light turns green. My right foot is better at flipping the pedal to clip in, so it works for me!

 

 

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