vickster
Legendary Member
Quite possibly...don't use if too problematic...I've never found them especially dangerous as a cyclist, simply have to be considerate and have your wits about you!! (and avoid on warm sunny days)
How many times did you fall using clipless pedals?
- Thread starter Anonymous1502
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Its not dangerous at all. And if cyclists think that then they are cycling too fast. Shared path is a shared space which has shared responsibility. Slow down.
Anonymous1502
Well-Known Member
I am cycling very slow but it is so crowded that it is very difficult to cycle through, it is impossible to cycle round people as there are people going in both directions.
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
I hear ya, but near me, they aren't all bad. 1 that I do, can be very bad & a cpl yrs ago, it featured a bike-to-bike, head-on crash where 1 guy died. I ride by the memorial, ghost-bike all the time
it's a grim reminder. last spring with covid, & so many using it, I had to bail out & use the roads. it's much better in the cold weather, w/ fewer ppl. another near me, is much less populated, but is not w/o it's "incidents". w/ covid, even the woods are crowded! timing is everything
united4ever
Über Member
When does your foot detach from the pedal then? When you hit the deck? Or is it still attached then?
vickster
Legendary Member
Depends!
Anonymous1502
Well-Known Member
Both times I fell the attached feet detached itself.
Colin Grigson
Bass guitarist - Bad News
- Location
- Slovakia
Twice for me, once out with the family, simply forgot to unclip - much hilarity for the children, and once whilst stopped leaning on a post chatting with another cyclist - obviously went slightly past balance point and toppled. Not hurt in either incident but bent the rear derailleur hanger in the second and had a noisy / worrying 20km home 
mustang1
Guru
- Location
- London, UK
For the first 6 months, never. Then nine times over the next three weeks (no idea why). Then once or twice over the following years.
antnee
Guru
- Location
- Weston Super mud, North Somerset
Clipping in and out can be a trial for some people though I have only fallen once when first using them, a strange feeling as though it all was happening in slow motion i was franticly trying to unclip but to no avail you could say I was going down slow lol (later finding the tension was far to tight)
I've tried them all And seem to get on best with Time pedals also the double sided SPD type so when I've ridden bikes just with flat pedals it seems really strange
I've tried them all And seem to get on best with Time pedals also the double sided SPD type so when I've ridden bikes just with flat pedals it seems really strange
lazybloke
Considering a new username
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
I was so disorientated from cycling into a pothole that I didn't even realise I was keeling over, until far too late. That hurt., but was my only bad experience of toe straps.
SPDs - never fallen yet, but I'm a fan of keeping the adjustments loose - just in case!
SPDs - never fallen yet, but I'm a fan of keeping the adjustments loose - just in case!
Anonymous1502
Well-Known Member
For me it happened fast, it wasn't as painful as I thought it would be but it was unpleasant nonetheless. I have single sided pedals and that's not a problem for me, they are very easy to quickly flip with your foot and it is easy to clip in the other foot whilst in motion. I always find the 1st foot the hardest to clip in. I went on a short ride today and had no falls 🥳
In early usage I toppled over in my own drive way. Over the years I toppled over at junction - too busy looking for traffic in all the directions; toppled over with wheel in pothole at the side of the road, sprung the rib cartilage that time as I went over onto the shoulder.
Unclip early at any obstruction or road change is my mantra.
Unclip early at any obstruction or road change is my mantra.
