Hi guys,

Not too long ago I swtiched to clipless pedals. Generaly I am handling the new adjustment pretty well, but my commute involves 5K of uphill some of each is pretty steep. The other day while I was getting up the hill I tried to swtich to a lower gear but for some reason the chain got jammed and prevented me from pedaling forward. As you can imagine I came to an abrupt , unexpected stop, isnstant panic came over me since my feet were stuck to the pedal and only by a great deal of luck one of the pedals came off and I was able to sustain my balance.

This incident really scared me though because if none of my feet came off I would have had a bad crash and being on a relatively busy street god knows what would have happen to me. I could have broken my arm and be run over by another vehicle.

I am really thinking of going back to toe clips or nothing at all. Has anyone experiences such a scary event and do you have any suggestions for me?

Cheer,
Jerry