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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    South Central PA
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    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.
    "No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle" -Winston Churchill

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Newport, RI
    Posts
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    None, but I'm probably not doing it right.
    '02 Eddy Merckx Fuga, Selle An Atomica
    '85 Eddy Merckx Professional, Selle An Atomica

    '10 Soma Double Cross DC, Selle An Atomica

    Slacker on wheels.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
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    I'm glad for this post. I just purchased clipless pedals -Shimano A520 and going to install them tomorrow.
    2011 Specialized Secteur Elite Comp
    2006 Trek 7100

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Utah
    Posts
    108
    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!
    Last edited by ZenBiker; 07-16-2011 at 05:58 PM. Reason: Fix typo

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Somerville, MA
    Posts
    78
    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.
    "By perseverance the snail reached the ark."

 

 

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