Originally Posted by Szpirit
Lovely morning, finally, 3 C. My first commute of the season. However, just learning to go clipless and after having a bad fall on Sunday I was really nervous about cycling to work. However, I did it--at least I got to work in one piece. Now I will spend the day worrying about the trip home. My time is way off. It took me longer to get to work as I was constantly thinking about unclipping at every stop and slowing down, etc. and I'm really worried about any sudden stop that I can't anticipate. I'm not sure this is for me although it seems that everyone swears by going clipless.
Here's a trick with the thought process for riding clipless. It really helped my wife when she started with clipless 2 weeks ago.
Riding clipless is similar to driving a car with a standard transmission. When you have to stop the car, you disengage the transmission by pushing the clutch. Likewise, with clipless, when you have to stop, you disengage the shoe from the pedal. As you get better at driving a standard transmission, it becomes automatic to use the clutch. You will notice the same automatic responses develop with your clipless pedals.
Good luck, stick with it.
