I've purchased three bicycles in the past year (one mountain bike, one road bike, and one "upgrade" on the road bike - my bike shop let me do a trade in), and I've fallen at least once on the inaugural ride on each bike (and I don't even have clipless pedals on the mountain bike!). I've just resigned myself to falling. I've only recently started riding again, so I'm still working on balance. Add clipless pedals/shoes to that equation, and it's bound to spell disaster. Once in a while, the BF is around to help (see my MS 150 post!), but most of the time, he's there to help me get unstuck while I'm sprawled with my bike on top of me.