See, I have no problems with balance. I can nearly do a trackstand on my commuter often long enough to wait for a light change but if I was clipped in, I would never attempt that, I'd unclip and put my feet down, I would be afraid to fall.
Originally Posted by
Tabor
It takes practice, and a couple of falls. I can now guarantee you that I will unclip before I fall. FWIW I used SPD's.
It's not the fall itself that I'm afraid off. But it's falling sideways in front of passing truck or bus that scares me. I may still go back to SPDs for cross country riding or weekend rides on calm roads. But in the city I'd never attempt riding with clipless. Most of the time I'm riding in a 3 feet wide corridor with cars parked on one side and traffic within an arm reach on the other side. All it takes is a zombie coming out from between parked cars, I don't have the comfort of planning my stops so I can unclip ahead of the time.
Adam