How many times have you fallen?

[westtexas]

I've only fallen once. We were doing some intense hill climbs at Ft. Davis and at the base of a hill I felt too tired to climb. But I waited too long before clipping out and while at a complete standstill I simply fell over. Didn't even get scraped up.

I always unclip with my left foot. It's my weakest leg and if I decide to re-clip in (light turns green as I approach the intersection, etc.) or I can't get that foot clipped in, I can still pedal by pulling the right pedal up and give myself some more time. I often ride around my apartment complex with my left leg dangling and my right leg pedaling as it's just easier to maneuver that way around cars and ramps and my foot's already out in case I have to stop suddenly. I never unclip both unless I need to actually dismount from the bike.

I really prefer the clipless pedals and when I build up my steel frame commuter I'm probably going to put another pair of 105 pedals on it since I can't imagine riding without them.

[Ritamarie]

ha ha Owlie,

I've done that too! Unclip left, left foot down and waiting for a light, all of the sudden for no reason listing to the right! I can't say I've gone down this way, but a few times it's been close. Kind of comical.

Beth, I didn't get along with Speedplay myself. I thought I was the only person in the world that could get stuck in Frogs. I get some looks from my serious road cycling friends but I use mountain bike pedals called Crank Brothers "eggbeaters". They are about as simple as you can get. They have some with platforms, but I am hard on pedals and they use a lighter spring with the platform pedals, which I've had fail. The regular eggbeaters (not the cheap ones, but the ones that can be serviced) are tough as nails, and foolproof. Once I had trouble clipping IN, which lube fixed, but never unclipping.

[redrhodie]

None, but I'm probably not doing it right.

[surgtech1956]

I'm glad for this post. I just purchased clipless pedals -Shimano A520 and going to install them tomorrow.

[ZenBiker]

Twice, both in the first week of learning to use clipless pedals and both ridiculous slow motion falls in my driveway (once coming in, once going out). And I use Crank Bros pedals on my nice road bike too - I love them!

[m.eliza]

Twice. Once the first time clipping in. Landed on my poor mother's foot and broke her toe with my elbow. The second time was a year later and I had no excuse. I wasn't paying attention and looked back to check on a friend while unclipping and went down right in front of an elderly woman going for a walk, who made a big fuss about making sure I was okay. How embarrassing.