Originally Posted by
steve_cay
So here I was thinking "nonsense, that everybody will fall at least once with clipless." So easy to anticipate clipping out before stopping. So easy to just twist out, even after tightening them up a bit.
Well yesterday I hit some beach sand next to the trail, rear wheel starts digging in, bike tilts, I unclip that foot getting ready to brace ... give a power stroke to try and get out, bike flips the other way ... and down I go stuck to bike on top of me.
All this time, I thought I was the only one! My only wreck after going clipless was at a local park trying to hop up from grass to sidewalk. I misjudged the height of the sidewalk. I ended up on my back, still holding the bars, attached to the pedals, still in a riding position. I'm 6'6" and 340lbs. Seeing something my size like that would have to be hilarious. I quickly popped up, hopped on, and scurried off hoping the mothers at the nearby playground didn't notice.