You are reading a single comment by @_imMe and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@_imMe
Someone mentioned myth to scare newbies. What's so scary? You have to learn how to get in and out of your new clipless pedals so you go down your local park to try so you can fall on soft ground while you get the hang of it.
My bestest clipless fall was a few days after fitting them, out riding over cannock chase, rode over an iced puddle, it cracked my front wheel slid suddenly to the side and I fell onto my brother who was riding next to me. I guess the pedals had no bearing on the inevitability of the fall but they made getting up funny/a struggle.
I've fallen with clips and straps too. It's the same deal, in the panic of wobbling/falling you forget how you normally release your foot on just tug it upwards till you hit the ground.