Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
geez, Virginia, i did NOT need to hear YOUR story.
I am now clipless on my bike on the trainer and am really afraid to take it outside to try in the real world. THis has been a BIG step for me.

i just turned 55.

argh.
Mimitabby - You can do it! I just went clipless in November and I think its great to be "one with the bike". Like you, I started out on the trainer first to get myself more comfortable and to practice getting out of the thing. The thing about my MTB pedals (on my road bike) is that one side of the pedal is for the clip and the other side of the pedal is just a regular pedal that you can start out with and then clip in as you get going. The other thing is that I have the spring tension set as low as it can go so that I can get the hell out of them easily. Congrats on just turning 55.... I'll be 60 in April... and I just started biking after a 44 year hiatus. You know, at age 16 when you trade in the 2 wheels for 4. Just reverting back.

DHH - sorry about your fall. I have told my normally self-confident self to NOT get cocky with clipless pedals. Sometimes I clip out in anticipation even when I don't need to, but just to be on the safer side. I recognize that this will not guarantee that I won't fall, but it probably helps my odds.