Originally Posted by
x136
This is exactly why I trained myself from day one to clip out on both sides simultaneously. I just set my left foot on the pedal, so all I have to do is press down to clip in when I take off. The proof is in the pudding (whatever the hell that means): I've never fallen while riding.
Or else always be consistent on what side you clip out on and set your foot down on.
And I found this:
According to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the phrase dates back to at least 1615 when Miguel de Cervantes published Don Quixote. In this comic novel, the phrase is stated as, "The proof of the pudding is the eating."
I believe it predates Don Quixote though.