Originally Posted by
MTBerJim
Welcome to clipless. That first day I must have hit the ground 10 times easy, as we pull back into the parking lot 2 hours later I remember to twist my foot and just like that I was starting to get it.
Wow that's rough. I just got my pedals and my shoes are coming today, but I've already updated for the escape mechanism.
One of my friends has pointed out that, even with 5 years of every-single-day experience with one-way clipless, people still forget to clip out once or twice a year. Funny when people come to a quiet stop, teeter a bit, then just drop.
Ryan, one of my earlier biking accidents as a kid was a front tire stop!
When I was like 10 or 12 I had a 12 speed bike (fished out of a pond and sand blasted/painted) that I learned would hop the back wheel if I dead stopped the front. So one day, sans helmet, I'm coming down a hill peddling my gluteus maximus off, bike computer readout around 30mph, and I jam my foot right in the front fork and dead stop the wheel.
Head directly into sidewalk as the bike orbits its front wheel. No helmet.
I didn't black out, didn't bleed, didn't even get dazed. Just got up, went, "Wow that was stupid," and rode off.
I'll be sure to watch out for any fenders I get. Maybe I should buy some narrow ones...