I got my clipless shoes today! And yes, I fell on my side already.

I've had Performance Campus pedals for like six months now (SPD one side, platforms the other). I've just been riding them on the platforms because no one stocks shoes that fit my size 14 clompers. I finally got around to ordering some Cannondale Roams (fairly reasonable at Performance, $60 I think). Picked them up today. I clipped the shoe into the pedal once, unclipped it, put 'em on and went riding.

Practice? Who needs practice?

Clipping in took me a few tries (me hollering "Wait up!" at my son)... And then of course about 5 minutes later, the moment came. I'd unclipped at a couple stops, but as we're cruising down the bike path (he was behind me) he starts yelling "Dad, stop, you dropped something!" (a bungee cord off my rack)

I brake to a halt, forgetting to unclip. WHAM! Suddenly, I'm lying on my side. NOW both feet come off the pedals of course.

Luckily all I got was a minor scrape on my knee. One bar end has some scratches, luckily my mirror has a pivot so it just turned 90 degrees at the pivot rather than breaking.

It's amazing, I don't even know when the last time I fell on my bike was, but it's been years. This was the first time I'd fallen since I've owned this bike. It was so rediculous I just had to laugh at myself. I totally knew it was going to happen, too. It isn't like I don't waste hours and hours of my employer's precious time reading this forum .