I should clarify that I don't expect to be as lucky every time as I was Monday, but it did take some of the fear out of me and gave me a bit of confidence. I was all prepared to topple over and was thinking to myself "don't put your hand out to break your fall!" :-)

Oh, and there are many times I'd like to be able to just jump on the bike for a short ride without having to put on the shoes, so I can definitely see the advantage to duel sided pedals.