How do clipless pedals work in a crash

[Cycling Dan]

As the title states how do they work.

Do you remain attached to the pedals if you are in a crash or is there some sort of fail safe.

Just always wondered as since i have clipless now. Just would like to have some idea to expect where my feet will be in such a case.

 

[Grizzly]

99% of the time your feet unclip. You'll almost always get lateral rotation of the foot and thus the foot unclips. Adjust your pedal to the slackest/easiest setting if you are worried.

 

[Matthew_T]

When I came off here:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwfvbF1kDQ

My feet unclipped immediately. I dont know how they work but they just work.

 

[Mallory]

^^^ what they said

In both my crashes my feet unclipped from my speedplay zeros.

 

[gavroche]

When I came off here:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwfvbF1kDQ

My feet unclipped immediately. I dont know how they work but they just work.

Was that on your new bike Mat? Hope there was no damage to it or yourself.

 

[Matthew_T]

Was that on your new bike Mat? Hope there was no damage to it or yourself.

Nope, just my old one. The only damage was a snapped mudguard (broken already) and the bar plug came out.

 

[numbnuts]

I hit a pot hole a while back and went over the handle bars I landed 15 feet away from my bike, so they must have just unclipped.

 

[gaz]

You unclip unless it is a low speed crash (i.e. from a trackstand and falling sideways).

 

[Paul.G.]

Came off the cross bike today slippy roundabout, yep can confirm you unclip!

 

[smokeysmoo]

Yup, when I stacked an MTB a few years ago the bike and I simply parted company as far as pedals were concerned, sadly we then came back together with my foot across the top tube just as the bars spun round and promptly broke my ankle for me!

+1 one for gaz's slow speed comments too. I once hit a discarded kids scooter in the pitch black at very low speed following a manoeuvre and suddenly ended up on the deck with a broken elbow, but still clipped to the feckin' bike!

 

[Easytigers]

Came off the bike into a deep trough (about 4 foot deep) by the side of the road...the bike went beneath me and I went over the top superman style...haven't a clue how I became unclipped but I did ...and thank God as the bike came out undamaged!!!

 

[DCLane]

Erm .. only one of mine did when I crashed in November. I fell sideways downhill at speed on ice; the left pedal (in the air) unclipped, the one on the tarmac didn't unfortunately.

 

[The Brewer]

When I came off here:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwfvbF1kDQ

My feet unclipped immediately. I dont know how they work but they just work.

Fair play to the guy in the red fiesta making sure you were okay

 

[Radchenister]

Premise: crashing is normal.
New Idea: don't crash.

 

[Matthew_T]

Fair play to the guy in the red fiesta making sure you were okay

He is a mate so was just wondering why I was walking.