Quote Originally Posted by freelivez2 View Post
I am new at this road biking thing and to hear the stories of being clipped in scare me. I'm so scared of falling. Any suggestions for ease of transistioning?
This goes against what a lot of people recommend, but...
My suggestion is to simply get used to riding your road bike first, with regular shoes and flat pedals. Then get clipless pedals AFTER you are generally comfortable with riding your road bike.
Another suggestion for easing into the clipless world is to use regular pedals and attach "Power Grip" straps to them, which lie diagonally across your foot. The motion in getting your foot in and out of PowerGrip straps is quite similar to the motion of releasing your foot from clipless (twist heel outwards as you pull foot out), and should help you get used to the idea for a while first.