Which pedals?

[slmdunc]

I'm not sure what this "theory of always unclipping the same foot" is, but I don't recommend it.

You should be able to unclip both feet. There are many situations, in real-life traffic, where you may need to unclip your "not-so-sweet" leg.

Practice both...

I concur.

I've never heard of unclipping one foot only as a theory of practice - I've only heard of it as a bad habit of people new to clipless pedal systems.

When I started using clipless, I had to consciously remind myself to practice unclipping my left foot, because I naturally was inclined to unclip the right. Well, naturally, I fell over on the left on a few occasions! I then moved on to unclipping BOTH feet every time I came to a stop sign, out of a fear or falling... and finally, I learned to gauge the situation, and unclip the correct side accordingly.

The good news? I rarely have to think about it anymore! Whew!

Don't worry! You'll figure it out!

[Tuckervill]

I unclip on both sides depending on the situation. But what I also do is, as I'm stopping, get off the saddle, move my weight towards the bars, and put the unclipped foot on the ground beside the front wheel and about a 12-18 inches away from it. This gives me a nice 3-point stance and makes it almost impossible to fall over to the clipped-in side. It also gives my body a little more clearance on the standover because the bike is leaning 15 degrees or so.

If you put your foot down too close to the bike, you are more likely to fall over, so lean the bike and put that foot as far out as is comfortable.

Karen