I only fell once with my clipless, and that was because someone else fell on me. Never had any problems with my clipless pedals. I just anticipate and unclick whenever I see danger.
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06-09-2009, 04:30 AM #1
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06-09-2009, 05:41 AM #2
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oops . . . i've been on the other side of that one. i've been ok with clipless, but i unclip probably well before i actually need to, just to be safe. i had an incident though where i panicked and didn't unclip and ran smack into another rider. we were riding with an older man (in his 70's) and came to a cul-de-sac. he was pointing out a beautiful house (with a family in the front yard..). i looked over at it, but didn't notice he had STOPPED to admire. when i looked up, seconds before impact, i tried to stop myself by putting my feet on the ground, completely forgetting i was clipped in. so, being a completely rational person, i started screaming at the top of my lungs. try the brakes? not me. keep screaming? absolutely.
Originally Posted by papaver
I only fell once with my clipless, and that was because someone else fell on me. Never had any problems with my clipless pedals. I just anticipate and unclick whenever I see danger.
the family rushed over to help us up. luckily, we were both ok . . . except my pride
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06-09-2009, 11:11 AM #3
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I'm new to biking (or new since high school that is) and clipless pedals, we got the Speedplay Zero pedals/cleats for our road bikes. I've been out on the road with them 3 times so far, and yesterday was my worst falling day but also my longest ride.
The first fall was the worst and it was mostly mental, the other falls were just learning (I'm not all that well balanced to start with) and I find the anticipation of a fall is worse than the act of falling. I've started to learn to get my pride up off the ground as fast as I can get my body off the ground LOL. I know I don't have much falling left in my system and I immediately saw benefit from riding with the Speedplays verses just me in my tennis shoes with regular pedals.
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06-14-2009, 05:38 PM #4
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ugh!
Took my new Lemond out for its maiden voyage on Thursday eve to "learn" to use the spd's my husband talked me into buying (since we had the pedals at home all we needed were the cleats). I completely agree about the fear of the fall being worse than the actual event. That said, I now have about five choice bruises and abrasions ... ouch! The clipless pedals and cleats came off and platforms with toe clips went on. Went on a ride with the local club today and did fine, although I wasn't prepared for how slippery the bottoms of the shoes would be, and therefore harder to stop.
I'd like to try clipless again sometime not to far down the road, but I am thinking about Speedplays. Just could not get the hang of finding the clip-in spot on the spd's, and, of course, how to get out of them fast enough!
On a brighter note, this is my first road bike (had been riding a Trek fx 7.2 hybrid) and I was really pleased at how much faster I was able to go.
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