Quote Originally Posted by nsandz View Post
The bike store was/is very nice to me, they let me practice on a trainer and the owner coached me and told me that I should unclip one foot 1st and place it firmly on the ground. I should make sure that I have the brakes on while unclipping my other foot so the bike will not move around a lot.

I was told that unclipping at the top of the pedal stroke is the easiest.

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This may be part of your problem. It's much easier to unclip at the bottom of the pedal stroke, and I"ve never heard anyone recommend otherwise.