but it wasn't at all what I was expecting. I had just set up my bike on the trainer (but apparently not very securely) and I climbed on, pedaled a bit while my Garmin booted up, when I noticed that the front wheel wasn't aligned properly, so I tried to twist my handlebar to straighten the wheel, and the action knocked me over completely. Kicked the back wheel right out of the bike stand.

I nearly brained myself on an empty metal guitar stand nearby - thankfully I missed it by inches - but my first thought was "Oh, god, did I hurt my bike?" And then I thought immediately of you all. Ha!

I did a quick systems check on myself. My left foot had come unclipped in the fall, but my right foot was still attached, so I unclipped and tried to right myself. My left ankle is twisted a bit, I bruised the inside of my right knee and three fingers on my right hand, but nothing's broken. My daughter had heard me yell on the way down and came into the living room and helped me up, then started to put my bike back up on the trainer stand.

I was much more careful in putting it on the stand the second time.

It's sort of like the Universe said, "See, you can fall and not get hurt seriously. Bruises heal. No biggie. Don't be afraid of going clipless."

I've been on my bike only once since DH bought me these clipless pedals (and that was a trainer ride to make sure the Sidi shoes fit and to teach me the swivel motion of clipping in and out). I'm that scared of falling. This is a good reminder that I'm tougher than I think I am. On the other hand, I'm really, really scared of getting hurt again if I fall on pavement. (I just got released from therapy for my shoulder for the last fall a year and a half ago, and my left foot still hurts from that one.)

Where's that thread on how to unclip safely? I've looked, but I can't find it.

Thanks all.

Roxy