Originally Posted by
howellhandmade
You're right, if you don't try, you don't know. Maybe it would help to quantify the cost..... OP, if your shoes will accept SPD cleats, you're just a couple of bucks away from your spin class!.... shoes are the biggest cost and you're there already.
Yep, the shoes accept SPD
. That oval piece pries off and the mounting screws are under there. I bought them when I got the Vita just for that reason. Thanks for the encouragement!
Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
I broke the radial heads on both arms so I was pretty much unable to feed myself or to do anything for myself. Had to have a home health care aid while my wife was at work. It was 9 weeks before I could drive my school bus again and a lot longer than that before riding a bicycle. Not the happiest period of my life. After 2 years I was just about recovered when I fell again with a recumbent tandem and broke my hip. That was another 9 weeks off work and another extended period off the bicycle.....
Wow, sorry to hear what you went through! I hit my left arm, and being right handed I coped. I didn't shift the front derailleur for a while though
Glad to hear you were eventually able to get back on your bike!
Most people have a 0 mph fall or two when learning clipless. Assume you will. Wear elbow pads for the first week, if you tend to splat rather than roll when you fall....
Oh yeah, I splat. It's hard not to instinctively put your arm out to break a fall. I should look at YouTube and see if there are any vids teaching how to fall correctly