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I fell twice with toe clips and straps. That's all it took to learn the lesson with those.
When I converted to speedplays, I had a couple of close calls right at first. I went a couple of months, and now I've fallen 2 1/2 times with the speedplays. The 1/2 was pretty funny. I was stopped at a red light, and I leaned over to look at my rear wheel. I lost my balance towards the right, which was still clipped in. I hopped the left foot over until I finally caught myself, and I was feeling very proud of myself. Then I realized that my bike was at an angle where I couldn't get it upright again, and I couldn't unclip. I had to intentionally fall over and unclip on the ground. And a guy from work was right behind me and was laughing his ass off. |
I've yet to fall because of pedals. My first set were eggbeaters and I set them fairly loose to begin with, had a few close calls, but no falls because of the pedals (I've had plenty of falls for other reasons though). Haven't had any on my road bike with Shimano pedals yet either.
They've always seemed easier to get out of than clips and straps as well. |
All of the above. That is how I learned. Now I can't ride without clipless pedals. The benefits far outweigh any cons of going clipless.
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Originally Posted by umd
(Post 9831645)
So 57 people so far are lying?
I know I'm not lying... so that makes you incorrect. Too ambiguous for me -- I abstain. |
Originally Posted by celticfrost
(Post 9831898)
The poll question is "Have you fallen because of clipless pedals?".
Too ambiguous for me -- I abstain. "There seems to be an idea that "everybody" falls when they start using clipless pedals because they either forget to unclip, unclipped the wrong foot, or couldn't get their foot out in time" |
If you fall with clipless pedals, then the terrorists win.
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Originally Posted by umd
(Post 9831907)
Or you could read the full post...
"There seems to be an idea that "everybody" falls when they start using clipless pedals because they either forget to unclip, unclipped the wrong foot, or couldn't get their foot out in time" The question leads to too many hypotheticals -- I still abstain. So there. :D |
I fell at a stoplight when I was already completely stopped. Tried maneuvering away from the front car to get a split second extra to clip in for when the light turned green. Flailed around on the asphalt until some dude got out of his car to help me unclip.
Then, at the very next stoplight, in front of I'm sure most of the same cars, I did the same exact thing. Bet ya can't top that for embarrassing. |
Originally Posted by celticfrost
(Post 9831981)
The question leads to too many hypotheticals -- I still abstain. So there. :D
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Originally Posted by JonnyUtah75
(Post 9831997)
Bet ya can't top that for embarrassing.
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Originally Posted by JonnyUtah75
(Post 9831997)
I fell at a stoplight when I was already completely stopped. Tried maneuvering away from the front car to get a split second extra to clip in for when the light turned green. Flailed around on the asphalt until some dude got out of his car to help me unclip.
Then, at the very next stoplight, in front of I'm sure most of the same cars, I did the same exact thing. Bet ya can't top that for embarrassing. |
Once... second time I tried clippless. SPD.
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I have only fell the very first time I switched to clipless. I was biking down my driveway to a stop and I forgot I was clipped in. I fell over and had to replace the bar tape.
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Used to ride MTB's and falling is a Natural occurence on these things- but since going road- the only fall I have had was due to not being clipped in. I unclipped for a stop and then didn't have to. Put pressure on the pedals and one foot slipped off. Luckily landed on Grass.
Many years ago and on a Big ride. 33,000 entrants. Coming into Brighton and about 15 roadies pulled up at the lights in single file and pulled up to the white line one by one. All uncliiped left with the riders lineing up on the left of the first rider and put the left foot down. Looked very professional. Last one pulled up- unclipped left and fell right. It was like a stack of dominoes. |
No Falls yet, been using spd's for nearly a year.
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Originally Posted by jefferee
(Post 9829648)
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Unclipped right, leaned left. |
Thrice in 15 years all with PD-M540 Shimano knock-offs (Coda) on the road bike...leaned the wrong way.
Several times on the MTB with Time ATAC due to technical trail factors. |
Originally Posted by JonnyUtah75
(Post 9831997)
Then, at the very next stoplight, in front of I'm sure most of the same cars, I did the same exact thing.
Bet ya can't top that for embarrassing. |
Originally Posted by coasting
(Post 9829571)
many times. and the type of pedal doesn't matter. it isn't difficulty unclipping, rather totally forgetting the feet are attached to the pedals.
+1 I ride Speedplay LA pedals, which I find very easy to get in and out of. But I went down a few times when I first got them. Wasn't an issue of the effort needed to clip out, I just needed to get used to the fact that my feet were clipped in. |
Clipped in at an intersection and 2 riders zig-zagged in front of me and down I went. Handle bar tore the sheath on my quad. 10 years ago.
Climbing a steep hill on the mtb I stalled out and rolled backward into a bush where a sharp branch gouged my back near the kidney area. Ouch. I used to use Time pedals and had them snap off twice during sprints and crashed. Had a third one break and didn't crash. Switched to Looks and had one unscrew on a climb, (the body unscrewed from the spindle), I didn't fall, but I almost kicked myself in the face. Yeah, I fell over with clips and straps back then, too. |
I once pulled a wheelie while clipped in to my mtb and started to tip back, their is no hope of unclipping. Bruised my tail bone so bad that I could barely walk or sit for a week. And yes I have also just tipped over because I did not know how to unclip. Also just fell over doing a track stand while clipped in.
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Originally Posted by Rumpled
(Post 9830593)
I've fallen numerous times. SPD's on a MTB.
First got the bike in 2003 - feel fell a few times and switched to platforms with toestraps. I am more comfortable with toestraps than clipless. Last year tried to give clipless a go again. A few falls on the street, mostly when I've had to make sudden, unexpected stops. Mostly on the streets I have time to plan my releases. On the dirt I've fallen more often. Usually it's when I've had to make those sudden, unexpected stops again. And on uphills. I have the hardest time clipping out while going uphill. So much so that I typically put one foot on the platform side if I think I may not make it up the hill. Also, on expected difficult rides for me, I'll switch to platforms/toestraps to stop the bleeding. I think for me there may be multiple things at play. Pedals with not so much use; bad knees and ankles that turn heel inward much easier than heel outward; and possibly cleat adjustment. |
Yes, but only twice when I was still learning to use them. I wonder how many of those who responded no don't use clipless pedals.
On a totally unrelated note, why do we say we're clipping in if the pedals are clipless? |
Originally Posted by banerjek
(Post 9833253)
On a totally unrelated note, why do we say we're clipping in if the pedals are clipless? But because of it, I think the term should be changed. "Clipless" doesn't seem right. I clip my shoes in. "CLIP". |
so what's the point of the poll? seems to suggest what everyone knew anyway. most people have a fall
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