Originally Posted by
SylvainG
I just went for a stop and go ride around the block, after a few stops, second fall. Bleeding from another spot on the same knee
Now I try to be more careful not to lean the bike on the foot that is still clipped but when that foot is on the bottom of the pedal stroke when you're stopping, the weight leans the bike that way. May be I should wear knee and elbow pads for the next few rides lol.
Lol, this is one of the reasons I point out that the efficiency advantage is not there. If you're having other common issues with clipless - falling over, not liking being unable to jump off the bike and walk around in regular shoes, etc, I don't think it's worth it.
If you like clipless that's cool. I'm just saying that it's often not worth going through a mountain of work to try to make them work if you're running into issues (like I really like being able to lock the bike and walk around in flat regular shoes).
If you want to get them to work, my suggestion is to take your pedals and shoes to a gym with a stationary exercise bike. Put the clipless pedals on the bike. Ride it, clip out clip in, spin a bit more, clip out clip in, etc. Maybe do it it a few times. The goal is to build up the muscle memory of how to get in and out of the pedals - without any risk of doing a fall.