Fear, fear, fear, plain old fear to clip and unclip. Advice please!

[murielalex]

You'll get it! Lord knows if I can, you can.

BTW, I'm getting a set of those Speedplay platforms so I can ride my bike to the gym, just two miles from home, and wear my regular sneakers. Thanks for the link.

[Maye]

You'll get it! Lord knows if I can, you can.

BTW, I'm getting a set of those Speedplay platforms so I can ride my bike to the gym, just two miles from home, and wear my regular sneakers. Thanks for the link.

Thanks for the vote of confidence

I'm getting the platforms via mail, hopefully tomorrow. They look cool and practical.

[Jo-n-NY]

Me too. I am usually a spaz when it comes to things like this. Cycling is my only athletic ability I ever had. If I can master it, believe me so can you.

[Grits]

I haven't posted this because I didn't want to be discouraging, but let me just throw out there (in case anyone else hasn't) the idea that you don't HAVE to ride with clipless pedals. If you really feel like you need to, then sure, have at it, but if it continues to cause you FEAR and STRESS, then do you really need to add that complication to your life? There have been threads in the past with links to studies that show that clipless pedals do not necessarily offer the speed/power benefits that everyone thinks they do. Just decide if it is really worth it to you to continue pursuing it and proceed accordingly. Good luck with whichever!

[Maye]

I haven't posted this because I didn't want to be discouraging, but let me just throw out there (in case anyone else hasn't) the idea that you don't HAVE to ride with clipless pedals. If you really feel like you need to, then sure, have at it, but if it continues to cause you FEAR and STRESS, then do you really need to add that complication to your life? There have been threads in the past with links to studies that show that clipless pedals do not necessarily offer the speed/power benefits that everyone thinks they do. Just decide if it is really worth it to you to continue pursuing it and proceed accordingly. Good luck with whichever!

Hi Grits!
I just want to give them one more chance and practice a little bit more. If I can see that they are causing me more stress than what is worth, I'll buy a good set of BMX pedals and back to platforms. I really love cycling. I'm just a little bit stubborn