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ultraman6970 04-05-10 08:48 PM

Anybody have gotten to a dead point in the cranks where u can't pedal to the front neither to the back and u are clipped basically stopped and there is nothing else to do more than let it go and fall? :)

umd 04-05-10 08:55 PM


Originally Posted by rat fink (Post 10628744)
I had six inches of snow in my yard this morning. Yesterday, it was 70 degrees and dry. I live just North of Lancaster.

Fair enough.

7bmwm3gtr 04-05-10 08:57 PM

It's easier to fall when your unaware.

My first time I went out to test the feel of the clipless pedals out to some hills nearby, then when i came back in my garage i stopped, forgetting i had them on.

My 2nd time was with my friend, when we both reached a stop sign, and we waited for cars to clear, but the cars weren't clearing and i was rolling a little too fast so i had to brake right away. I fell.

The third time was a disappointment, it was 5 months after i got them. One of my friends told me to drop by her and her other friend at a Library so i did and they came out and rushed toward me, they were in my way so i had to clip out very fast, which was successful, but i leaned the other way and fell.

I still believe I'm going to fall over again...especially in windy conditions.

1nterceptor 04-05-10 08:58 PM

I had a few close calls, but I have my SPD pedals set at the lightest tension. Maybe that helps.


Originally Posted by Wildflower (Post 10628205)
How did you manage not to fall even once? What's your secret?


mzeffex 04-05-10 09:01 PM

I fell into a bush on the ride home after buying them. Someone screamed, asked if I was okay. Another group in a car laughed.


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