My clipless experience!

[Catrin]

Something interesting (to me.) I am right handed and right footed so I was taught to clip out with my left foot first, so my "power" foot would be clipped in for take off. I kept falling trying to do it that way. So I switched to unclipping with my right first and haven't had any problems since then. Trying to unclip with my left first just felt unnatural to me. I could do it now if I had to, but I'd have to make a serious conscious effort at it.

This was me as well, never COULD get the left-foot-clip/unclip first thing figured out...

[CyclChyk]

I realize this post is late to the thread, but I have been gone awhile...

I tried to go clipless way back when, and had my fair share of falls as well. As a matter of fact, 6yrs later I still have a big hematoma on my thigh that I guess will never go away..... Maybe one day I will try again, but for now am staying with platforms.

Glad to hear you did not break any bones. 😊

[Helene2013]

I don't think I'll go back to clipless. I did my "extreme condition" ride last Saturday with my plaform/toe clip and even if it was pouring rain, slippery, etc, my spin was very good. But to be honest, yes my right foot slipped once out of it while I was going fast but under the circumstances I think it went very very well.

I'd doubt riding under such weather condition again. At least voluntarily. I'm not that bike crazy yet! Once in a lifetime is enough. hihi

So for me it works really well and I'll keep at it. No regrets!

PS. I still have the marks (2 different ones - short and long) of chain left into my calf skin from fall this past Easter. I'd doubt it will ever go away. So I am definitively tatooed...for free.

[CyclChyk]

Well Helene, look at it this way.... Guys dig chicks with scars �� AND tats