Singh

I got my new pedals installed last week and other gear. I couldn't go for a ride until today because of the weird weather in Central-Cal. Anyways I get pumped up today because it's pretty sunny outside with the exception of a few clouds. I take my bike and leave my neighborhood and come to my first red light, i steadily slow down and make my stop. As I stop I forget to pop out my sole from the pedal. I make a very embarassing fall onto my side. A grandma who was taking her grandkid for a walk said, "That's what you get for stopping" in a joking manner. Of course it was nothing serious as I didn't scratch my bike or my shoes...

Another fail was when I had to cross the street (was a T intersection so I had to use the pedestrian walk) and I had to walk across because I didn't have time to pop my sole in. I probably looked like an idiot...

Yep, haha...what's your first clipless fail?

Innergetic

My first fall I had actually clipped out one foot and was looking at a map. I shifted my weight a little not really thinking about it and then proceeded to timber and slide down a hill a few feet. I had a nice big scratch from the big chainring on my calf for a week after that.

CoachDirty

The first stop I came to after I got the pedals put on, I kept telling myself "make sure you twist your foot, make sure you twist your foot" so I twist my right foot, and it comes out of the peddle easy peasy. The only problem is I had shifted my weight to the left while I did it. So while my right leg was free, my left leg wasn't and I very slowly fell onto my left side. No scrapes or anything, but it was rather embarrassing.

umd

wut

Frankgt2

I clipped and lost control and fell thje first time, I couldnt even pedal. The same day again I was going for a stop but I still didnt knew how to unclip and then...

Singh

Fresno- the city where you can experience weather from all the seasons in 1 week.

umd

I was up at Lake San Antonio over the weekend, not very far away. Was the weather really that much different?

1nterceptor

In the 4 years I've been riding clipless; I never fell.
Fell one time after a few rides trying out toe clips.
Had them too tight, came to a stop sign;
wasn't able to get my foot out in time. Down I went.

mrvile

Plenty of topples from attempting trackstands at lights while clipped in, especially bad because I don't actually know how to trackstand.

A couple weeks ago I was descending down a not-that-steep hill, and I spotted a pile of leaves that I wanted to whip skid through. I used my legs to begin the fishtail, and suddenly my forward foot unclipped, with my left leg floating in the air while my right leg continued to spin (because fixed gear). Guess I twisted my leg a bit too much with that one. Scary because I was nearing the bottom of the descent where I had to stop for traffic. Miraculously, I stayed on the bike, clipped back in, and came to a full stop right before the intersection. As soon as I got home I upped the tension a couple of clicks, now everything feels nice and secure.

Singh

Yeah it was pretty cold and raining most of the time. The forecast for today was for it to rain all day, but it stopped early in the morning.
From now on out it'll only get hot.

umd

It was cold and sprinkling on Sunday when I rode. "couldn't" is crazy talk. HTFU.

acaurora

My first clipless fail was about two weeks after I had gotten my pedals. Was heading on the sidewalk outside my apt complex. Pulled up to the crosswalk button on my left, unclipped with my right foot as I was used to seeing everyone I rode with unclip their right foot. Leaned little by little and stretched my left arm to hit the button.... until I realized my error, was too late, and watched myself in what felt like forever fall on my side. Chain fell off.

My most recent fail: Leaning my bike to stand on its own on the side of a building with the rear wheel sticking out, and the wind ended up pushing it and making it fall over. Slight scuff on the left shifter and rear skewer, but other than that it's fine. Now I don't care if my bike gets any more damage...

JRonaTrek

Yeah i hear ya, i constantly go to Fresno to work, and it gets pretty hot! Im from phoenix, so I am used to it, but ive never really liked it.

I was born there, however, i have never lived there.


ok, this was pointless....anyways.

toasterada

About a month after I got my first clipless pedals. I was at the intersection of Rock Creek Park Trail and Rock Creek Parkway as shown here. As you can see the path is sloped sideways here. I was on the right side of the pic traveling to the left. I stopped at the intersection and unclipped. Unfortunately for me, it had just stopped raining and the ground was quite wet. When I put my left foot down, I had no traction with my funky LOOK cleats and I proceeded to do a painful spread-eagle/fail and ended up with the bike on top of me as I rolled off to the left in a ball of shame. After which ensued a whole bunch of honking from passing motorists and some chuckles from passing cyclists. That was nearly 8 years ago but I still remember it like it was yesterday

Singh

When you only have shorts and shortsleeves you try avoiding cold weather .

Yeah Rona Fresno is always in the extremes in weather.

Oh man, I hate that. I've got the same cleats and that almost happened to me today as well haha.

Wildflower

Oh Yes! Isn't it fun learning how to ride with clipless pedals. Not!! I got told before I made the change (which the coach at the bike shop was asking me to do each time I saw him, and I kept avoiding for a year). I was told that everyone falls off at least three times when you start to use the pedals. Well, I got them and practised outside the shop, avoided a reversing van and felt clever. Then I got to the door of the shop with the guys watching, and my brain didn't compute and over I went. You know, you get to where you have to stop and you can't move your foot and your brain says you're going to fall and you can't do a thing about it and over you go. Crash! Practised again and ended up at the door and same thing happened. Eventually got confident enough and decided I could do it, and did for 5 kms then decided to make a sharper turn than I was expecting and over I went again. Was very tempted to get my toeclips back again, but hung in there. Have had said pedals for two weeks now and went for a 50 km ride on Saturday with traffic lights, cars and pededstrians and managed fine. My left knee and shin is returning to normal colour too. yay!

Wildflower

How did you manage not to fall even once? What's your secret?

Wildflower

I'm thinking that you must be a kid under 15. I'm curious to know why you would attempt trackstands when you don't know how to do them. Well, all I can say is that you're having an interesting journey.

Wildflower

Isn't it just amazing! That feeling of sinking in the belly and the slow motion effect of knowing you're going to topple over and there's not one thing that you can do but fall!

Wildflower

You don't forget, do you! I bet that a ll of the cyclist were chuckling because they remembered when it happened to them and now they're glad it's happening to someone other than them.

umd

You were told wrong.

Paying attention

You have to attempt it without actually knowing how to do it at least once...

Wildflower

I've got Look cleats and I sure as anything don't want it to happen to me.

Wildflower

Thanks for the reply.

shouldberiding

First day clipless. After work. Dead tired. Forgot. Poof.

rat fink

I had six inches of snow in my yard this morning. Yesterday, it was 70 degrees and dry. I live just North of Lancaster.