I think I can...! Tour de Cure

[gocard]

Little miss gung-ho over here decided she was all ready to clip in and...promptly tipped over. After lying there for a few seconds like a roly poly bug on its back, I was wondering if this was worth the pain. I had read extensively about needing enough momentum to coast before clipping in the second foot, but that knowledge went out the window the second I thought I was all ready to go.

After an hour of psyching myself up again and reminding myself that I've been able to ride a bike long before I had clipless shoes, I got back up and was pleasantly surprised to be able to take a few spins around my neighborhood without a problem. I was clipping in and unclipping, stopping and starting, and repeating the process over and over. Yay! I'm going to go for a longer ride tomorrow and see how it goes.

[Catrin]

We all tip over at first, so you have it out of the way Practice is the key here, you've got to develop muscle memory and that will come with practice. Congratulations, and have fun!

[murielalex]

I tipped over my first day coming to the end of the street to lead out of my neighborhood. I was so busy watching a car I didn't think noticed me, I didn't notice that I stopped. Plop! Of course, I did it in front of a diner filled with people watching. It gets easier.

You can definitely do the Tour de Cure. Take it at your own pace and have fun. Kudos to you for signing up!