Originally Posted by
datlas
So I am wondering if anyone has had similar issues, especially with the delta pedals? Have I just been lucky for 20+ years and is this something that may happen once in a while? I don't really feel like updating my pedals as the current ones are on multiple bikes (2 road bikes, a SS commuter, and a (gasp) recumbent), and I am way too much of a cheapskate to buy 4 new pairs of pedals.
Unclipping wouldn't throw your balance so much on a Fredcumbent; you only need to replace three pairs.
A couple days ago, I was climbing a long, unusually steep hill, and (to my
great surprise) unclipped my right foot near the top. Like you, I didn't fall, but I'm not quite sure how I managed to avoid it. I was on my cross bike, which has pretty lousy pedals, but I wanted to take a rough trail my road bike wouldn't appreciate.
Scirocco is probably right. I was near max effort, too, when this happened. My pedals are too easy to escape from, and might have unwittingly had things at unclipping angle. I guess I must have. This hasn't happened before, though, in thousands of miles of riding. And I don't rock my bike left and right while climbing, as it's a waste of precious energy.
I'm using SPDs, by the way.