Originally Posted by
ColinL
OP, I am really surprised you have fallen this much. What sort of pedals do you have? Maybe you need to get on the trainer and just practice clipping out *a lot*, but I'm wondering if you have chosen a pedal that is too hard to exit for you, and you need a different one that is easier to unclip. You could also have the tension too high, if it's a Shimano SPD.
Yes, they are Shimano SPD (don't quote me on that, I don't have them right in front of me). I believe now that they were too tight, and I should have gone a lot looser. I did loosen them last night. I'll go out again after work tonight. I practiced quite a bit yesterday trying to lose my balance and unclip at the last second to make it a more natural motion, and not just cerebral.