Couldn't get clipped out and fell

[caligurl]

awww sorry you fell! BUT... we've all done it! heck.... i fell in my driveway before even getting on my first ride!

[NorCalGal]

Yep, it's a hard way to learn, but like KnottedYet said, at least it was grass. My first time was while practicing a track stand at the end of a ride -- and I forgot to unclip until it was too late, thus landing HARD on the gravel. I was quite bloodied, and the little plastic thingies that keep the brake cable from rubbing against the top tube and scratching the paint made little bruises on my inner thigh. But mostly, as you felt, too, I was glad no one saw me do such a doofus thing!

I hope the benefits of clipless keep you going. Glad you weren't hurt too badly!

[rivergrl]

I usually unclip my left foot first, lean slightly that direction with my foot on the ground, I then come to a complete stop and then unclip my right foot.

For some reason I had gotten my left foot out and on the ground but my right foot just wouldn't unclip and I just (in slow motion) fell to the right...but I had come to a complete stop already and had my left foot firmly on the ground. I guess I just didn't lean the bike far enough to the left. Ya live, ya learn. I'm sure glad I can share on here, none of my friends ride so they just don't get it.

[pooks]

I'm confused. I don't know anything about clips so probably need the dummy's guide!

Did you say you were riding clipless, and couldn't get your foot out of the clip? Did I misunderstand something?

[pikato]

Pooks-

Yes it's confusing, but the old 'cage' looking pedals are originally called clips. Then they developed clipless pedals--which you are CLIPPED into the pedal--but because that name was taken, it's called clipless.

It's confusing, but it's the terminology, lol.

[Geonz]

Ah, the Engrish langauge!

People like me use these things called "toe clips" - plastic thingies to stick my feet in. When the bike industry people thought of more expensive things to sell, they said "no toe clips! Less = not, 'clipless'."
However, the stuff you do to use the new stuff is "cliip in" and "clip out." Go figge4r :-)

[iFKA]

Last week I fell cause a girl in front of me stopped very sudden and I couldn't get my leg out in time - sad part is that I have SPD for two years. I have many bruises and my ego is hurting very much cause it happened right in front of 20 people . At the beginning I was falling like an apples from a three and everyone teased me for that but now it never happens - almost never

[pooks]

Any photos that show the different pedals with feet in/on them?