First clipped ride

[gnarwhal]

I got Crank Bros Clippy peds yesterday because my other half had been going on and on and on about the power that they give you and the control and to be fully honest i was getting sick of my DMR V8's chewing up my legs every time i pedal slipped. All was going well and i was getting the hang of clipping in and then i rode back towards my other half who was shouting "clip out before you stop" at which point i applied my brakes and TIMBEEEERRRRR! I fell like an old oak tree. Much to the amusement of some guy in a van who was going past, he peeped his horn. Boy did i feel silly. Scraped knee and bruised arms! Does anyone have any tips or is it just practice practice practice?

[papaver]

Welcome to the club!

[gnarwhal]

Haha, going to wear them to work today too, so fingers crossed i can remember to clip out before i tip over stylishly infront of 100 bemused children in the school playground.

I had hoped that everyone fell and i wouldn't be the only chump

[beancounterbeth]

You are definately not alone. It is such a helpless feeling isn't it?!

[uforgot]

It's just because you forget. I fell once on my maiden ride and then the other day, I was just standing there one foot unclipped, and somehow fell over very slowly. I did remember, however, to protect my Surly as I went down!

[tantrumbean]

It's just because you forget. I fell once on my maiden ride and then the other day, I was just standing there one foot unclipped, and somehow fell over very slowly. I did remember, however, to protect my Surly as I went down!

+ 1...Had been clipless for about a week, stood outside a friends house on a slight incline with one foot clipped in, bike started leaning downwards and I toppled over in slow motion!

[txred9876]

Haha, going to wear them to work today too, so fingers crossed i can remember to clip out before i tip over stylishly infront of 100 bemused children in the school playground.

I had hoped that everyone fell and i wouldn't be the only chump

I am black and blue at this point.....and changing colors tooooo! for some reason its all on the left side. It looks like someone beat the holy......BLEEP..... out of me! LOL

I am getting used to my pedals but its a change.

Tina

[skinimini]

I thought I was doing so well on Sat. Got about 20 miles into the ride, then put my non-clipped-in foot down on some wet grass. Very slippery! As others have said, I went down in slow motion right on my bum. I now have the biggest bruise on my derriere that I think I've ever had. Ouch!

[tribogota]

see thread newbies and clipping, still falling over after 1000 miles....

[brits111383]

Hi all,

I just got clipless pedals two weeks ago in preparation for my MS 150 ride this weekend. Whoo-hoo!

Anyway, my DB and I have gotten into a few tiffs about the proper way to clip in your cleat (he just has normal pedals with straps and will upgrade later).

I don't have the best balance, so I like to just start pedalling normally and then clip in once I have forward momentum and know I won't fall over. This stems mostly from a bad fall I had when I clipped in one cleat but I lost my balance when I started to hop up on my seat to get going but my bike shorts got caught on my seat.

I will add that my bike seat isn't too high -- I made sure I had the proper frame when I bought my bike and my handlebars and seat properly fitted a few weeks ago and properly adjusted for the clipless pedals.

My BF thinks I need one pedal clipped in before I start pedalling. He gets really irritated with the way I do it.

Am I wearing on the pedal/cleat in a bad way with my technique, or is it to each their own?

Thanks