Quote Originally Posted by IGGY View Post
I'm a brand new biker-spinning fanatic. Got a fuji roubaix, took it out of the car and fell off. BAM! I really hurt my elbow, and wrist, and after getting out of the sling, am ready to get back on physically, but not mentally. I took a short ride last night, very shaky.
My neighbor equipped me with pedals that have a standard platform on one side and is equipped for clipless on the other.
I think I need to learn and "own" the bike before I worry about clipping in and out and falling over.
Anyone????
I think the general advice is to get familiar with your bike and bike handling before making the transition to clipless. Unlike spinning (I read your other post) there are many other factors to riding on the road in addition to getting more speed. Traffic, hills, turns, stop-lights and such are all things you would not experience in spinning. even the wind (wind in yr ears so u actually cannot hear properly also)

Having to deal with clipless at the same time would be too much for one person I think.. So like some other pple suggested, I think just change to clipless on both sides and ride until you feel comfortable enough to go clipless. I've been riding my road bike for 3 months now and i'm still using platforms.

I'll think about the clipless eventually but not right now I guess (yesterday we went riding, the road was bad and it was raining and this girl fell. thank god she was not on clipless shoes. so she could at least get up fast, coz she fell into the direction of the traffic.) so platforms might be less cool but theyre definitely safer if you've only just started road biking.

Hope your arm heals fast and you don't feel so scared about being on your bike anymore.