Most Embarassing Moment #1753: New to Clipless Pedals

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09-14-05 | 09:07 AM

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jhhall

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Originally Posted by bison33

Replaced my shimanos with eggbeaters a couple of months ago, 2nd ride with them (commting home), I stop at a light, unclip the left and placed my foot down. No problem yet.....Some sweet looking woman pedals up on the sidewalk and says something so I lean over to the right to say pardon to her and realize gravity is taking over. I try to unclip but those damn eggbeaters....I end up laying there and she chuckles. I realized she was blabbing on a cell , not talking to me. And I've seen her a couple of times since and she just smiles.

Ha ha - I love this one! Mine is very similar. My frist day commuting on mallet c's (eggbeaters) and i'm getting very close to work and I notice a coworker walking her dog. So I slow down to say hi and as I came to a stop I noticed I clipped out of the wrong side. So I fall right over as if I was still pedalling the bike. She gasps from embarrasment for me of course as these construction workers driving by laugh loudly. Anyhow, when I see her around work now she has a smirk on her face - I'm sure all she see's now is me laying on my side trying to clip out on the ground.