View Poll Results: Which foot do you unclip?
Right foot (My right foot is dominant)



68
36.96%
Right foot (my left foot is dominant)



18
9.78%
Left foot (my right foot is dominant)



89
48.37%
Left foot (my left foot is dominant)



9
4.89%
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Which foot do you unclip?
#1
Which foot do you unclip?
I realize this is in no way, shape, or form important to my general knowledge base, but hell....I'm curious. 
Which foot do you unclip when you're stopped/at a light and are you right foot or left foot dominant?
I always unclip my left foot. I chalk this up to years and years of snowboarding and being used to having my right foot clipped in all the time while using my left to push off the lift, etc.

Which foot do you unclip when you're stopped/at a light and are you right foot or left foot dominant?
I always unclip my left foot. I chalk this up to years and years of snowboarding and being used to having my right foot clipped in all the time while using my left to push off the lift, etc.
#2
Originally Posted by irideacenturion
I always unclip my left foot. I chalk this up to years and years of snowboarding and being used to having my right foot clipped in all the time while using my left to push off the lift, etc.
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Originally Posted by CastIron
"Right foot to reach the curb when on bicycles. Oddly, left foot down on motorcycles (keep the right on the rear brake)."
#6
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I don't unclip. I trackstand.
(Well, for at least as long as I can, then it is the left foot so as to avoid chain grease on the ankle)
(Well, for at least as long as I can, then it is the left foot so as to avoid chain grease on the ankle)
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Unclip right, right foot dominant. But my buddy is also right foot dominant but he unclips his left foot. Does that make him a goofy foot like in skate boarding?! hehe!
#11
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My right foot is the dominant one, and I use the left for unclipping and kicking in MTB'ing.
In fact, this is what my Keo cleats looked like after 3500 miles. The bad one is the left, and I actually did a National Time Trial on that on Friday.
In fact, this is what my Keo cleats looked like after 3500 miles. The bad one is the left, and I actually did a National Time Trial on that on Friday.
#12
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Right foot dominant. Generally unclip on the left because the first time I rode a road bike, that's what I did the first time I rolled to a stop. I am perfectly capable of unclipping on either side, but I generally unclip left.
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#14
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Originally Posted by ZeCanon
right foot out keeps the chainring marks away
I think I started doing left foot out ages ago (almost 20 years now) to avoid the grease on my leg... and it just stuck.
And... my right leg is (I think) stronger, so I can get a good push off on the right leg while already clicked in.
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I am right side dominate but I unclip my left foot. The one time I tried uncliping my right foot I almost feel over. It was sad. So after that I stuck with my left foot.
#18
I trackstand for as long as possible. If I have to unclip, it's almost always left foot first (unless I lose my balance to the right side).
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#19
Both. I used to unclip only the left (right foot dominant) but after reading others say you should do both in case you lose your balance to the right. So both, but always lean to the left and clip in with my right first.
#20
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Bizarre. I unclip with either, depending on the situation.
If I pull up next to a curb, the right one often comes out giving me the option of remaining in the saddle.
If the road is sloped/crowned I'll often unclip and lean towards the slope. At an intersection if I have to dive/drop the bike, leaning up hill gives less distance to fall.
I couldn't tell you which foot is dominant...
Derek Zoolander: I'm not an ambi-turner.
If I pull up next to a curb, the right one often comes out giving me the option of remaining in the saddle.
If the road is sloped/crowned I'll often unclip and lean towards the slope. At an intersection if I have to dive/drop the bike, leaning up hill gives less distance to fall.
I couldn't tell you which foot is dominant...
Derek Zoolander: I'm not an ambi-turner.
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#25
I unclip whichever side has a place for that foot. Although if I cam coming to a stop with nothing in site on a perfectly flat road i would unclip the left and stand on that. I am right side dominant.
I think we also need a poll for which you clip in first. That doesnt have to change depending where you are.
I think we also need a poll for which you clip in first. That doesnt have to change depending where you are.




