Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
Fortunately, I wasn't moving at that point, so I have a mild scrape on my right shin and a mild bruise on my right hip, but it was embarrassing. And frustrating. No apparent damage to the bike, fortunately (gotta have priorities!).
No worries ... it happens to everyone.
Just to add to the challenge ...
Prior to going clipless, I had learned to pull my left foot out of the toe clips and put it down when I came to a stop. I had been doing that since I was 6 years old.
When I went clipless, I was told that I would need to change feet ... that it would be so much better for me to unclip my right foot and put it down when I came to a stop. The reason, I was told, is because I'm right-handed and therefore I would find it easier to clip my right foot in again when I started up from a stop.
So not only did I have to get used to a whole new detaching motion, but I did it with the other foot. For the most part it went fairly smoothly, but every now and then, as I approached a stop, I'd have a brain malfunction and would have to hastily sort out which foot and what detaching motion I needed to use to avoid falling over.