My 1st clipless moment!!

[Bugner]

Just rading a previous thread that mentioned clipless moments. Had my 1st today. Have been clipless for a couple of weeks for my commutes. Today was out with the Mrs and went a bit ahead, decided to circle slowly to wait for her to catch up and just circled a little bit to slowly and a bit tightly.

I have to admit, I felt a right plonker lying on my side with my bike on me and still clipped in. Grazed elbow and knee and a couple of toots from a laughing passing motorist.

Was getting confident with them, not so cocky now!!

 

[HLaB]

I've not had a clipless moment......since my last clipless moment , welcome to the club.

 

[Joe24]

Always happen when you get too cocky.
Welcome into the large club of clipless moments, its brilliant fun isnt it.

 

[HJ]

Welcome to the club, it happens to all of us, eventually, and yes you always feel a fool immediately after it happens

 

[bonj2]

I've never done it
(on the road bike, have a couple of times on the mtb )

 

[DinasBran]

Bugner - I had my last (near) clipless moment under the same circumstances, only I managed to get my foot out of the pedal just before I toppled over. Still, it doesn't stop your heart from rushing up to your mouth. At the moment I'm having a slight problem clipping back in once I've stopped and started off again. It seems to take 2 attempts and always at a critical point like trying to cross a really busy and fast road.

 

[Keith Oates]

Bugner, you've just joined the same club as most of us but just remember care is needed not to subscribe too often. Yes we all feel stupid when it happens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Joe24]

What i found was funny was the foot i wanted out had come out, but it was too late.
DinasBran, this is where riding with one foot comes into play. I used to go one footed and shoot off. Also riding in a group, i often got a push from someone to get me going if we were going across a junction.

 

[Slim]

After going clipless for 2 years I had my first 'moment' this morning.

In my case at least it's probably down to complacency. When I'm in traffic I get ready to get my feet down quite early. This morning I was almost doing a trackstand.

Oh well - nothing got damaged and at least the passing pedestrian asked if I was OK without laughing.

 

[domtyler]

Always good to hear about someone's first time!

 

[doyler78]

Mine was the old pull one foot out and lean the other way moment and pull the chain off at the same time in the middle lane of 3 lanes of traffic. The drivers looked more shocked than laughing. I think they probably wonder how the hell anyone could fall off a bike

Most of us have been there

 

[yenrod]

You feel such a jerk when you fall over and have to take the shoe off to remove it from the pedal!

 

[punkypossum]

What I don't understand is that everybody seems to get regular clipless moments, but nobody ever seems to damage their bike...Is there a technique to this?

 

[bonj2]

yes - your hip/thigh tends to take the brunt of the impact not the bike

 

[HLaB]

yes - your hip/thigh tends to take the brunt of the impact not the bike

Wrong, your pride take the brunt of the impact