Did you fall off the first time you tried clipless pedals?

I am getting slaughtered on a vegan forum. Most of them seem to think that falling off in clipless pedals is an inevitability, and apparently I'm "an ass" and I'm "being jerky"

Are vegans supposed to throw dried meat based insults?

Would suggest their ethics are biltong shaky ground, but maybe I ham being a little hard on them

Well, my completely random sampling and sound scientific method of investigation (i.e. a poll on one rather specific forum) shows an approximate 1:1 yes:no ratio. This is irrefutable scientific proof that the statement "most people will fall off the first time they try clipless pedals" is complete and utter bollocks.

Are vegans supposed to throw dried meat based insults?

Would suggest their ethics are biltong shaky ground, but maybe I ham being a little hard on them

:D ha ha ha.

I don't think vegans are supposed to slaughter people either.

By the way, what is 'biltong'? :-s

The poll has a different question to the title of the thread.

oh well.

:D ha ha ha.

I don't think vegans are supposed to slaughter people either.

By the way, what is 'biltong'? :-s

biltong is the south african version of jerky

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.

i fell off once my first day riding clip less, i got my right leg out, swung it over the saddle, then before i could un-clip my left i toppled over, into a mud puddle.

Yeah but don't you fall off everyday anyway Chris? ;p

No. I am co-ordinated.

(Though to be fair there has been the odd shaky moment).

Nah, mastered them within half an hour and haven't fallen off since. By the way, this is my cue to fall off on the way home today.

nope never actually hit the deck due to clipless fail.

came close a couple of times when i first started with them. have had more near-accidents as a result of coming unclipped when sprinting, braking or skidding.

I killed 14 virgin orphans when I rode cliplless for the first time.

No, wait, 18...

Nope. Been clipless for years now, had a few scares, but the SPD's always pop out in time. :)

Yes - But only after riding with them for a while. Unclipped left foot, toppled slowly to the right and managed about three sideways hops before admitting defeat and falling in the road laughing.

Same for me - been riding then for quite a while, then twice in quick succession I have toppled over because of unclipping the left first instead of right.

I instinctively lean to the right, so I need to make sure I unclip the right first to avoid the dreaded 'triple-hop and topple' and end up looking more of a cunt that I usually do.

Just finished my first week riding clipless, had a couple of hairy moments in slow heavy traffic. That was me forgeting to unclip rather than pedal fail. After years of riding flats i am still having to say to myself ' make sure you unclip' everytime i come to halt. I think its just a matter of re-educating your brain.

well, clearly the findings of this thread are :

some people fall off when trying clipless pedals for the first time ( i most certainly did), and some didn't, and some are fibbers.

are we done now?

I fell off after failing to remove the bright yellow sticker from a new pair of pedals that said "please remove before use".

Rather than starting a gurenteed short lived new thread, I will ask here:

Does anyone have any opinions on the double sided platform clipless pedals, specifically the Time Z Control ones:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25492

I like the idea of being able to pop to the shops without getting my shoes on. One thing I wondered though, if I was pissing around trying to trackstand or whatever, and was wearing my clipless shoes--but didn't want to be clipped in, is it possible to 'accidentally' clip in?? Or does clipping in require a pretty purposful action?

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Good point

First time I had SPDs I fell over like 5 or 6 times before I remembered that my feet where mechanically attached.

Personally I don't like riding in normal trainers, so it's double sided pedals for me. Plus my SPD's are easier to slip on for nipping to the shop than lacing up my tatty old trainers (which stink).

A curious clipless phenomenom; dry, unsmelly feet/shoes. The feet aren't worked that hard, are subject to a constant, cooling breeze, and are in a shoe a size too big anyway.

Rather than starting a gurenteed short lived new thread, I will ask here:

Does anyone have any opinions on the double sided platform clipless pedals, specifically the Time Z Control ones:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25492

I like the idea of being able to pop to the shops without getting my shoes on. One thing I wondered though, if I was pissing around trying to trackstand or whatever, and was wearing my clipless shoes--but didn't want to be clipped in, is it possible to 'accidentally' clip in?? Or does clipping in require a pretty purposful action?

yes you can accidentally clip in. to avoid doing this just dont put your cleat onto the middle of the pedal (i.e. part of the pedal that holds the cleat).

those pedals are no good for riding with normal trainers by the way. i used to have a pair. you can feel the springs sticking into your feet. and if your feet are the slightest bit wet they slip on the springs.