Originally Posted by
ping jockey
My kids gave me a set of clipless pedals and shoes for Christmas and I put them on this week. Two rides under my belt so far and I haven't fallen ...Yet
Two rides???? Thats enough time to get confident with them. Another couple and you will get overconfident.
That is not the problem though as in about 3 months you will become complacent. Clipless do work- they keep the feet on the pedals and it is easy to unclip as you come to a stop. Then complacency steps in and you come to a stop and don't bother to move the feet. Well you can't as you are on your back and the bike is above you and every time you go to unclip- the bike keeps moving.
All the time you keep the brain engaged you will be OK. Unclip left and fall right is a problem but you only do this a dozen or so times before you learn to trackstand.