No, snp, don't be afraid! You'll understand what everyone says once you go clipless, that you'd never go back.

I had the best fall the other day. Riding old MTB with road tires, starting out in the grass in my yard, just stepped on the pedal to get started but my clips are so easy, I was clipped in without trying, but was in too low a gear to go anywhere. Couldn't unclip before TIIIMMMBBBBEEERRRR!!!!!! It's so funny- you _know_ you're going down, and it happens in slow motion, and I had the luxury of knowing it wasn't going to hurt that badly in grass. I'm laying there, still clipped in, laughing and laughing. Luckily, no one saw me!

After a couple falls, though, uncliping comes naturally, and if you do fall, it's just a fluke, like what happened to me. Totally avoidable if I'd been paying attention.

Nanci