I used to unclip with both feet when i just started last year, then this year i decided to try to unclip with one foot - right. After falling on my left side( clipped) right infront of a moving car I started unclipping my left foot
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View Poll Results: Do you unclip with your left foot or your right foot?
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Thread: Left or Right?
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04-21-2006, 10:03 AM #1
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04-21-2006, 10:23 AM #2
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Probably about 60%/40% left/right. Left is more my natural tendency (always went left before I went clipless), but I think that comes from years of resting my left foot on curbs (left-side driving country native and resident) and not wanting to get bike grease on my street clothes when riding to uni and stuff. I've discovered that if I'm stopped at lights where I'm really close to the cars (they're on my right), it's quite good to unclip my right foot - if I'm pushing off with my left foot and I'm in too hard a gear, I tend to wobble to the left, i.e. away from the cars (seems a better prospect than wobbling in front of 'em).
P.S. Total aside, but I always thought left-handedness was kinda hot...Last edited by DirtDiva; 04-21-2006 at 10:27 AM.
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04-21-2006, 10:35 AM #3
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I always unclip on the right. But, my coach said you "should" unclip on the left to stay away from the chain. I just can't switch.
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