Originally Posted by
Icyrice
So, ive recently started riding clipless, huge improvement btw, and i dont really understand these stories people tell about crashing and not clipping out, or not being able to exit.
It took me, 10 minutes tops to figure it out, and ill trade my dignity fallin' in public twice for nearly double speed and acceleration forever.
Do these stories circulate to scare? im not trying to be rude, just seems like folks dont want people discovering how easy it is, haha
Once you have your first tipover you'll see where the stories come from. You absolutely will have one......and then you'll have more. It's just a matter of time. On my last group ride I saw 2 different people fall over coming to a stop where they were gonna go....then decided not to...then tried to do a quick yank out.....didn't happen....fell over and tore up knee and elblow. I broke my humerus into 4 pieces and had a paralyzed arm for a year from not being able to clip out in time during a mountain bike wipeout. These aren't horror stories to scare you...it's real sh|t that happens all the time. I use toe clips now....I'll never go clipless again....the advantage doesn't come close to outweighing the risk for me.