I got my shoes and pedals in Feb and then didn't get a whole lot of practice with them for a bit due to health issues and other things, but I'd say I'm finally relatively comfortable with them now. On Monday I discovered what I could do if I absolutely HAD to. We were pulling out of a garage (about 70 of us) and onto the street. I "thought" I had only clipped in on one side. I didn't want to clip in on the right foot until we knew what the traffic was going to do. So, everyone starts to slow down and I've gotten to the point where I'm almost stopped before I unclip. I "think" I'm still unclipped on the right foot so I'm stopped, go to put my right foot down just to discover it's clipped in. The bike starts toppling to the left and I just know I'm going over. By some miracle I manage to get my left foot out and down.

My thoughts on clipless is that over all I really like them. The number one reason is for endurance. I don't find that my speed has significantly increased, but my endurance has since I'm able to use more muscles.

For those of you who want to try, but have been too nervous or those of you new to clipless and are stressed I just want to encourage you to give it a go and to stick with it. You'd be surprised what you can do and what your muscles will remember. I have always had a hard time getting out on the left, which is why I unclip with my right, but when it came to it I managed (at least this time )