Maiden Voyage with Clipless Pedals

[spokewench]

way to go Ju ju. See, it isn't that hard! I don't count falling on my mountain bike with clipless. It took me a year to fall once I got clipless on my roadbike and over I went at an intersection on a group ride (where I didn't know anyone!) Boy did I feel like a putz!

[eclectic]

Hip Hip Hooray! ! ! ! Isn't it fun? ? ? ?

And the new bike sounds like a dream

[LAB]

Is it manditory to fall using a clipless system? Heck, I haven't even put the straps on my road bike and I'm thinking about going clipless! I must be nuts!

Bad JuJu --- congrats are obviously in order (I think!)

Seriously, do people generally fall when using the clipless system? If so, is there a more correct way to fall to prevent injury??????

[SouthernBelle]

Is it manditory to fall using a clipless system? Heck, I haven't even put the straps on my road bike and I'm thinking about going clipless! I must be nuts!

Bad JuJu --- congrats are obviously in order (I think!)

Seriously, do people generally fall when using the clipless system? If so, is there a more correct way to fall to prevent injury??????

I went straight to clipless. Bought a new first road bike with clipless pedals. They have platforms that clip on allowing me to ride in tennies. Decided to ride the 25 miles to LBS to have some adjustments done. While there, I bought the shoes, got a clipless lesson in the parking lot, took off on the 25 miles home. Fell twice in a church parking lot. I thought I should unclip on the right when I'm a left unclipper. I ended up riding off in the grass when I wanted to stop so I could fall over if need be. I was a slow learner.