Originally Posted by diverguy

Sounds painful to both your body and your pride but practicing will help. Good idea to loosen the tension on the pedals, too. You'll get better at it. But there's a good chance you'll fall again someday. I've been riding clipless for years and, yesterday, I fell while standing still at a stoplight. Had unclipped with the right but not the left. Waiting for a green light. Decided to shift my bike over a little and lost balance. Let my thigh take the initial impact and then rolled with it. Nothing hurt... although I needed to shove a few dollars in the swear jar afterward. :-)