When I attached the clipless pedal 14 years ago, on my bike at the bike store where I bought it, I tried it and down I went on my side but I was being encourage to just ride it normally and to just swing the heels of the shoes away from the bike (have look Pedal), but I was swinging the heels of my feet towards the bike and from the bike store to my house is a good 10 Kilometers, I think I fall down on my side like 4 times, but after that 4th fall i have gotten used to the pedal its like become a second nature to me, Now after those embarrasing situation I was riding w/ my son and I was showing off that I can clear a /or jump over a pop can, and my son was pretty amazed and asked me a question Dad How can you do that its easy becuase the Bike is now attached to myself I can easily do it