I've only been cycling since March 23rd and just like Over50Newbie,( and being an over 50 newbie myself ), I do exactly as she does. I'm slowly gaining confidence in clipping in on the flats, but my first crash on my first day with the clips really was quite humiliating. I was going up a hill so sloooooooolllly that I ran out of gas and couldn't generate enough momentum to keep upright. I even had enough time as I wobbled from left to right to choose onto what side I would crash. I chose the left , figuring I wanted to protect the gears and assorted other important stuff.

Jan