I finally joined the clipless klutz club

[SJCzar]

I was so sure that after 1100 miles clipless I wasn't going to fall over. Yea, right...about a month ago I fell over as I was starting a group ride. I was towards the end of the pack so only about 6-8 people got to see me do that slowwwwww motion fall. It seems like you have so much time to think what a idiot you are before you actually hit the ground. No damage to the bike, a few scratches and a swellbow for me.

In a way it was nice to get it over with.

[CorsairMac]

ROFLMAO nuttie!! I'm glad to hear you're ok and the bike is ok and I don't believe you fell - I believe you were just making tomato paste for your co-worker coz that's just the nice kinda person you are!!

[Wendy]

You people are scaring me. I've gone about 1,500 miles clipless without falling, and now I'm sure a tumble is coming to get me.

[Pedal Wench]

Tomatoes got you too??!! Way, way, way back when I was in college, I rode my bike everywhere. One day, I was going out for a ride and passed a fruit stand on the side of the road. I couldn't resist. Bought a huge bag of tomatoes, even though I didn't even have a backpack or panniers. I rigged the bag to my handlebars and off I went. The whole ride back (about 10 miles) had left turns. Left, left, left. To get into my apartment complex I had to make a right, and at that moment realized that the bag was completely blocking my bars, so me, my bike, and the tomatoes all took a tumble. Tomato sauce for me too! I completely forgot about that incident (even forgot about that bike!) until your story! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[tricat]

Okey, I am confessing! I did have clipless pedals for a short time, fell off a couple of times and then after that I was nervous cycling with them, mostly worried about falling in towards traffic so I removed them and am back to regular pedals with the toe clips. I`m such a klutz that I even fell off when using toe clips, of course right beside a bus full of tourists! I`m also worried about having to make sudden stops and forgetting to unclip due to unforseen hazards (little kids on bikes, dogs darting in your path) etc. etc.

Am I neurotic!!!!!!!!

tricat

[pkq]

tricat, clipless become like second nature with lots of use. They also make pedaling more efficient, too. I'd never go w/o clipless.

[short cut sally]

I too went clipless this past June or so..recorded falls to date? 3! 2 were witnessed by other riders/passerbys but the first was priceless. First day out with my new peddles and shoes and got hot while riding up a small grade, thought, will stop and take my long sleeve shirt off and go with my tank the rest of the way home. Forgot about the whole being clipped in ordeal and toppled right over. Shocked and in the road, worried about my paint job on the bike more than the possiblity of oncoming traffic, I hear "wolf wolf" and this big dog comes out of now where and I am thinking "OH S*#t"! As I am on the ground trying to get my feet out, this big dog (English Mastiff I find out later) does nothing but lick my face all over and cont' to bark and lick. The owners of the dog tell everyone this story as they think it is about as priceless as I do. Glad Everyone's falls resulted in no to minor injuries to self and to bike. shelly