Well, I did it!

[fidlfreek]

Don't forget the gloves! KEY.

Also, its all about planning ahead. You have to think 15 seconds in advance and get your foot out before you panic because you've lost so much momentum and your balance is shot.

Now I feel actually SAFER with my clipless pedals because I feel like the bike is part of me!

[RoadRaven]

Most excellent, denda
Well done you

One piece of advice I would like to give you, which is the best piece of advice I have picked up on this forum in that I use it everytime I go for a ride on my roadbikes...
When you brake/stop/unclip (I, as Indy suggests also, always unclip the same foot... always) turn your front wheel away from you - so it points away from your unclipped/about-to-touch-the-ground foot. This way, the bike will always lean toward you and you avoid the "slow-mo topple" which is associated with clip-in pedals.

I'd be cautious about Jiffer's suggestion, although it might work to get used to only one pedal at a time, but clip-in pedals, and non-clip/flat pedals are different heights, and so this could make you "feel" uneven.

[denda]

RoadRaven- Thanks so much for that tip. I will try to remember that about the wheel. That makes a lot of sense!

[TrekTheKaty]

Yes, be careful about only clipping in one foot for too long. I did a ten mile ride, mostly with one foot unclipped because it was very crowded and lot of amateurs (midnight ramble). At the end I had a blister on the "clipped in" foot.