Clip pedals- first crash...

[Hutch118]

Well I read about this and looked at all the threads and it finally happened on yesterday's ride.

I've been out a few times and just passed my first 50 miles when I got to the hill outside Edinburgh, by this time I was tired and ran out of steam halfway up the hill, no time to twist my foot and ended up falling like a tree onto the verge and the grass with the bike still attached.

Nothing hurt, only my pride and a scrape on the bike but I lay there for a couple of mins hoping nobody saw it. All part of the learning process ha ha...

 

[davdandy]

We have all done it Hutch.And not only once.All part of the learning curve.

 

[Eribiste]

+1 here, one of the times on a hill much like your off.

 

[13 rider]

Your a proper cyclist now .luckily nobody saw you and nobody knows apart from everyone on here and most of us have probably done it . I can't possible comment OK three times so far

 

[Bazzer]

When I had my first clip less moment, technically I wasn't even cycling. I stopped to check directions and have a drink, with my left foot on the kerb and right foot still clipped in. Replaced the water bottle with my right hand and over balanced. Cue ignominious sideways descent to tarmac. Fortunately quiet road at 8am and no bystanders.

 

[jnrmczip]

Yip happened to me a couple of weeks ago at some cross roads only about 200 cars sitting watching haha managed to fall quite decent though and was up and off after a short wave to the spectators

 

[Doobiesis]

Same here, fell off in rush hour with all traffic stopped both ways! And it was very embarrassing. Only just stopped falling off if I'm honest

 

[Turbo Rider]

Nearly happened yesterday - filtering on the outside of the second of two lanes when someone on the inside just swung outwards without warning. Rammed on the brakes and was fortunate enough to be going nice and slow but at the same time, I shifted the derailleur to small by accident and for some reason, tried to spin backwards, resulting in chainsuck. Wobbly, wobbly, wobbly and threw myself outwards to avoid falling into the car (no oncoming traffic )...luckily my feet came free...twisted my lower back a bit, mind.

 

[Dave7]

I had 2 in my first year.

• I came back with a bleeding leg. My OH asked "where were you when it happened" and I said "on my arse in the middle of the road"
• On my hard tail at the end of a 27 miler..........a diversion took me through a supermarket car park and (foolishly) I thought I could ride through the split barrier..........as I fell off my first though was oh s$%t..........I was right next to a group of school girls. I still go red faced when thinking about it.

It must help you focus more though.........I dont think it will happen again (fingers crossed).

 

[Fubar]

Well I read about this and looked at all the threads and it finally happened on yesterday's ride.

I've been out a few times and just passed my first 50 miles when I got to the hill outside Edinburgh, by this time I was tired and ran out of steam halfway up the hill, no time to twist my foot and ended up falling like a tree onto the verge and the grass with the bike still attached.

Nothing hurt, only my pride and a scrape on the bike but I lay there for a couple of mins hoping nobody saw it. All part of the learning process ha ha...

Welcome to the club! I came off twice in one day, once at the railway bridge in the centre of Dunfermline and once right outside the house - pigeons learn faster than me!

Whereabouts in fife are you?

 

[young Ed]

i had a few wobbles but always saved them and managed to stay upright and had one actual fall.... i raced along a strava segment and by the time i had finished i was shot and forgot to unclip and down a went! on a small country back road with no one about
for some reason since i have been properly riding clipless when ever i hop on someones flat pedalled bike i can't ride it, it feels like the pedal wobbles like it has a bent axle!
Cheers Ed

 

[ianrauk]

We have all done it Hutch.And not only once.All part of the learning curve.

No we haven't. I know loads of cyclists, including myself that have never had a fall. Not saying however that it will never happen.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

No we haven't. I know loads of cyclists, including myself that have never had a fall. Not saying however that it will never happen.

Another one here. mind you I ride flats

 

[S.Giles]

Hmm... Let's see... A dangerous piece of equipment with no proven benefits.

Surely no-one would buy into that! :-)

 

[lee1980sim]

Having just changed to clipless (really didn't like the free system ex one a friend gave me, probably why he gave them away) I haven't fallen off, yet, however while practicing the muscle memory thing in the house I wobbled into the wife, she wasn't happy, even less so when I said couples are meant to 'support' each other