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Old 06-26-16 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TheGMan
Just be prepared to take a couple of spills when you change to clip ins. I got clip ins for my road bike and took a couple of falls the first few times I used them. It's just getting used to turning you feet outward to unclip when you stop. I was basically stopped and fell over, pride hurt more than anything else/ Probably Looked kinda like Artie Johnson falling off the tricycle on the old Rowan and Martin Laugh In if you're old enough to remember.
Self-fulfilling prophecy: If you keep telling yourself you're going to fall, that increases your chance of falling.
Not everyone using clipless falls. Happens to many but not all.
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