Originally Posted by
cccorlew
This is exactly my experience, right down to the Dettos and nails, including a "whoops, didn't loosen the straps enough"
I remember getting 1st generation Mavic (look type pedals) and being in love! The only thing better was when they came out with the floating cleat.
I had the same experience with a modern setup, a slotted cleat fastened with a two bolt pattern on newer shoes. My shoes strap tight with the slot over the pedal edge. I was riding slowly up a modest incline and slammed the front DT shifter to the small ring. It went too far and the chain fell off.
I found that at slow speeds with my crank spinning free I couldn't balance enough to reach the straps. I slowed to a stop and did the Laugh-In slow drop to the non-drive side. It was at an intersection in front of a young(er) lady in an SUV.
I had a similar chain failure on a much steeper hill with SPD. At the last millisecond I got my left foot clear and stopped the fall.