Originally Posted by
thekarens
Maybe some confidence building rides to get used to the pedals. Some place you can practice, like an empty parking lot, or low traffic area.
Personally being clipped in on hills scares me more than anywhere else. I imagine myself stalling out uphill and the bike starting to roll backwards while I'm still clipped :-)
My recommendation is to exchange pedals with your current road bike and your old steel commuter bike.
This way, you can use the 2sided pedals on your current road bike because you have been using those for years. You can immediately enjoy riding the new road bike that you just bought because you are used to your old pedals.
Ride the old steel commuter bike with the clipless only pedals so that you can practice on your old bike. If you fall and scratchup your old bike, not as big of a deal.
When you are comfortable with the clipless only pedals on your steel commuter bike, THEN put them on the new road bike.
VOILA!
Congrats on your new road bike!
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