I tried clipless pedals on Saturday

[spazzdog]

Gilly, do you have an indoor trainer? You could put the bike on it and sit straight up (look ma! no hands) and just pedal... and practice:

Mr Miyoshi say: clip in, clip out, clip in, clip out... pedal big circle.

spazz (a "karate kid" fan)

[gilly]

I found out yesterday that I am likely to be in plaster for around another 12 weeks So yes, Spazzdog, the indoor trainer is an excellent idea and on nice days, I'll have DH put it in the garden for me

I have decided though.. after what will be 3+ months off the bike, I won't be going back to clipless

[cruziegirl]

I found out yesterday that I am likely to be in plaster for around another 12 weeks So yes, Spazzdog, the indoor trainer is an excellent idea and on nice days, I'll have DH put it in the garden for me

I have decided though.. after what will be 3+ months off the bike, I won't be going back to clipless

Very sorry to hear you had problems with clipless. Sounds like just about all of us have fallen over as a result of them at least one time or another. You might consider going to Speedplay pedals. The Frogs work really well if a) you're doing any mountain biking or, b) you need to be able to walk around very much. The Zeros are what I use and you end up with this enormous cleat on the bottom of your shoe which makes walking a bit of a challenge but the platform for your foot on the bike is great. The reason I suggest Speedplays is that they're much easier to get in and out of than SPD's. I have found that the "panic stop, rip your foot out of the pedal" is much, much easier with Speedplays. Not that I do panic stops often... Anyway, I wish you speedy healing.