Originally Posted by
Pockymonster
1. Apply brake. Stand up slightly. Unclip both simultaneously. Plant both feet on ground, one on each side of bike with bike between my legs. I used to do this on platform pedals and it worked great. With clipless when I stand up they clip back in or i can't clip out fast enough if I stand a bit.
It seems that you do this while sitting on the seat. If you can put your feet down while sitting, your seat is too low.
Originally Posted by
Pockymonster
2. Apply brake. Clip out one foot. Stand slightly. Lean on side with foot out and put that foot down and leave other foot clipped in.
Again, it seems you are sitting on the seat. Don't do this.
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Originally Posted by
Pockymonster
Both result in crashing. I'm thinking what I should do is #2 but leave out the stand slightly part as when I do that it puts weight on the clipped in side and I go falling over. So stay sitting and stick one leg out and stop on it? Is this the only reliable way or do I have my setup wrong.
Also I noticed when my foot is at the very bottom of the stroke it's hard to clip out because the crank is in the way of my heel. It felt kind of wrong anyway so I moved the cleat on the shoe forward and it's a bit better.
Unclip one foot.
1) Move one foot so that that foot's pedal is at the bottom.
2) Unclip the other foot that is at the top.
3) Standup on the clipped-in foot so you are off of the seat.
4) Put the unclipped foot on the ground.
5) Unclip the other foot and put it on the ground (this step is only needed it you are getting off of the bike).
The clips aren't your problem. Your problem with clips is revealing that your basic technique of getting off of the bike is poor.
Originally Posted by
Pockymonster
I guess I just have to unlearn how I used to stop.
Yes, you are doing it wrong.
Originally Posted by
Pockymonster
I'm still wondering that if in an emergency I'll be able to clip out if i stop quickly. If not I guess I'll just have to crash. I've got the tension on the lowest so they come out pretty easily and when I crashed it popped out on it's own. I guess that's good to know. I don't suppose increasing the tension would make it harder to accidentally pop back in right?
After some experience, you'll learn to unclip without thinking about it. That is, if you actually have enough time to react in an "emergency", you'll have enough time to clip-out.
Originally Posted by
Pockymonster
Any ideas for emergency stops though? I've had a few emergency stops before where i'd be straddling the top tube and the bike almost go flying between my legs as I put my feet down and hold onto it.
What the heck are you doing that requires many "emergency stops"??
Originally Posted by
Pockymonster
When I unclip it clips back in! haha. I'll just have to get used to it and not clip back in.
This is probably happening because you don't remove your foot from the pedal. You may also be rotating your heel back, square to the pedal. Basically, if your foot is on the pedal, that foot is going to be clipped-in.