clipless??

[mimitabby]

another thing for those of you who are just starting. remember you don't HAVE to clip in.
That little piece of information gave me enough confidence to actually try it.

Now it's been about 2 months clipless for me. I only have fallen once (welll, since the first 5 minutes) and that was on a steep hill and i threw myself bike and all on a grassy curb (NO PAIN AT ALL!)

What i have noticed is that I don't look at my feet anymore, so that's safer.
I am still concerned about getting my feet out in time, but so far so good.

[trayc]

Thank you all for the great suggestions. I should have my bike next week and am looking forward to getting out there and trying out ya'lls suggestions. Will let ya'll know how it goes. One of my favorite quotes is "If you keep doing what you are doing then you will keep getting what you getting" So, time to change what I am doing even if it is scary!!

[Darby361]

One more suggestion that helps me (I got it from this board!) is to turn the wheel the opposite direction of your unclipping foot - this will make the bike lean toward that foot. So I always unclip my right, and turn the wheel a bit to the left as I stop.

Knock on wood, I have not fallen yet (give it time, I'm new and I know it will happen), but the closest I have come was when I did not turn the wheel, and the bike started to lean to the left and of course that foot was still clipped in! Thankfully, because my tension is set so low, I was able to yank my foot out in time!

Trish