Originally Posted by
lpolliard
You un-clip at the twelve o'clock so the only thing you will hit is your seat stay. I have been doing this for years and never had a problem. Sometimes I worry that I will wear a grove in my CF. I think I will do an inspection right now.
FWIW that is how I have always done it, since I started clipless on the first generation Look pedals circa 1986. Just feels easier that way to me.
(edit: I have a different bike that I use as a commuter and for awhile was using a frame pump mounted along the seat stay...but when unclipping I kept knocking the stupid pump out with my heel! So I have relocated it.)