Originally Posted by superstar4410
This is kinda embrassing but, since we are all sharing, when I first got my clipless pedals, I wiped out like at least 3 times. The whole concept was new to me, and when I would come to a stop I could forget to clip out, and as the bike comes to 0 mph, I would realize that I was still clipped in and I would panic pulling upwards on the pedals instead of sideways and bam, down to the pavement I would go.
Nah, that isn't embarrassing. What is embarrassing is to have clipped out on one side and be sitting at a stop light - then casually shift your weight to the other side which is still clipped in and fall over!!! Yes, I did that. It's amazing the things you do on "normal" pedals without thinking which get you in trouble with clipless pedals. I got in the habit of leaning the bike over more than I normally would just to remove any tendency to shift my weight on it.