Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
Well, that's different.
You understand that the USUAL mode of falling over involves not getting your foot OUT in time. Be alert for that one because it will get you! The best trick there is to remove one foot well before you think you need to and not at the last second. As Pam mentioned, you should be able to do some light pedaling with your foot not clipped in too, that might help.
Until it's second nature though, you are nearly certainly encounter a situation where you forget you're stopping (or it's a fast/panic stop) and you won't think about unclipping until you're starting to fall over.
Ride in tall grass until then.
Great tip. Any intersection etc I apporach, I unclip well ahead of time. The problem is the unexpected. For example, I was clipped in when and riding approx 5 miles per hour as I rolled towards a red light. A dog ran out, I hit the brakes, and in slow-motion literally rolled over to my right. There is a 2 second time period of total fear when you know your going down and you yank away at that foot that wont come out
Glad you are OK
