Poll for those who ride clipless

[7rider]

I am right handed, and my left leg is stronger, but I still clip out my left foot first. I don't know why. Habit? Balance? I think if I tried to unclip my right first, I'd probably still lean left and fall over.

[twinkie]

I'm right handed, and I usually clip out with my left foot first. Like some of the other ladies, I prefer to push off on my stronger, right foot and then fiddle around to get the left foot clipped in.

My BF, however, thinks I should clip out with my right foot first. He was worried (given my tendency to fall) that I would clip out with my left, slip (my shoes are slippery!) and fall into traffic. He figured that if I clipped out with my right foot first, I would be able to lean onto my right leg and away from traffic. It makes sense for safety reasons, but I have a really hard time pushing off starting with my left leg.

[mtbdarby]

Hi, my name is Dar and I'm usually right handed and I tend to unclip the left foot first I'm semi ambidextrious - I even have my breaks switched around so my right hand controls my front wheel. Just seems more natural to me. Or I'm weird (careful X!). Take your pick....

[five one]

I'm right handed, and I usually clip out with my left foot first. Like some of the other ladies, I prefer to push off on my stronger, right foot and then fiddle around to get the left foot clipped in.

My BF, however, thinks I should clip out with my right foot first. He was worried (given my tendency to fall) that I would clip out with my left, slip (my shoes are slippery!) and fall into traffic. He figured that if I clipped out with my right foot first, I would be able to lean onto my right leg and away from traffic. It makes sense for safety reasons, but I have a really hard time pushing off starting with my left leg.

I'm also right handed and clip out on the left. DH clips out on the right for the reason above and suggested I do the same when I was just learning how. First time out, I slowed down and unclipped on the right, but my brain wanted my left foot to unclip. I struggled, panicked, and fell over. Unfortunately, I fell wrong and ended up in the ER with a radial head fracture in my elbow. It was 12 weeks before I was physically comfortable riding again. I think my subconscious has total forgotten starting over again. But I did it. I now unclip only on the left, but have enough confidence to unclip on the right in a panic situation.

[Crankin]

Another righty who unclips left. But, like others, my left side is much stronger, so it's not the starting out with the stronger leg thing. I pretty much do everything lefty, except writing. My laterality is really messed up, along with my depth perception, so I do what won't kill me. No one ever told me which side to clip in/out of. I think that originally started doing the right side, but for some reason I switched. I think I would kill myself if I tried to unclip on the right on my road bike, but on my mountain bike, sometimes I do. I can barely take my right hand off the bar to signal that's how weird I am, never had any problems with the left. I can only do the water bottle with my left hand, too (hey, at least I can drink and ride now, without the Camelbak).