Quote Originally Posted by Kano
See, now I'm not so sure I agree with this, Colby! Riding around with "sooner or later I'm gonna fall" rolling around somwhere in the back of my head is what's making me say, "Hmmmmm, do I really want to do this?" every time I give thought to getting the pedals, even though I KNOW how much of a performance booster they are!

(the knowledge that it will happen when I'm on skis tends to affect my skiing too, but snow is usually softer than chip-seal and I've got more clothes protecting my skin!)

Karen in Boise
That's true, Karen, it could be a little bit disconcerting as well. I think the real point is to relax about it, instead of stressing every time you clip in and out. That's helped me a lot -- if I worry about falling too much, I think about what I'm doing too much, instead of listening to what my body and feet are doing and going with the simplest solution. The more you do it, the less you think about what you're doing.

You're probably pretty likely to fall, but you'll want to practice everything at a slower speed. All of the times I've fallen (just twice) were when I was at a complete stop! It doesn't hurt much to fall when you're not going anywhere.