Quote Originally Posted by J9L View Post
Well the shoes and pedals are going back to the shop or on craigslist...fell twice just getting started... cant clip out when about to fall....too scary to b on busy NJ roads like that....plus i scratched my brand new bike....and im not happy about that. Sry guys...im giving up!
You have the A530's, right? Have you just ridden the platform side without worrying about clipping in?

Mine came in this morning and I put them on the bike myself (Yay pedal wrench and hex bits!). I went out this afternoon, and just rode to try to get Tuesday's disaster out of my system. I had fun.

I can see where I'll want to get used to clipless, but I'll take my time. I had fun riding today.

My bike got a little scratched too. The name got solidified, though - she's definitely a Susie, after my mom, who also would have gotten scratched up trying those things out as well. The only place that got scratched, though, was a cap on the end of the handlebar that's probably going to be replaced by a mirror anyway.

In any event, I'm with you and the others - riding should be fun. So we make it fun, and if that means not riding clipless, then so be it.