How To Unclip - Avoid A Clipless Pedal Disaster!
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- Опубліковано 21 гру 2016
- They can be tricky at first, but using clipless pedals is a skill well worth learning. We show you how to unclip safely and easily.
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Being physically attached to your bike is a weird concept at first, and it’s understandable that many of us have had a bit of an embarrassing experience at traffic lights when first starting out with them! Stick at it though, and it’ll become second nature, and we at GCN firmly believe the positives far outweigh the negatives.
Start out slowly by practising the motion of unclipping while leaning against a wall, before moving onto a soft bit of ground and gradually coming to a stop. Once you’ve got it nailed you’ll be flying!
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I was out for a ride and I needed to take a leak. While I am able to go while riding, traffic was heavy so I opted to stop on a rural sideroad with no traffic. I pulled to the side of the road and unclipped my right foot while my left foot remained clipped in. I pressed the spandex down and aimed to the side of the road. Suddenly, the handlebars swung to the right. I didn't think much of it, besides, burg of my hands were occupied, one preventing me from peeing on myself and the other preventing the vicious backlash of spandex. Then the bike started rolling right and leaning left. I was unable to unclip my left foot and so as the bike tipped, it dragged me with it. I got a pretty good scrape from the chainring as it slid up my right leg. Oh, and I was still peeing. so there I was lying on the ground like a little fountain as a puddle started to grow and flow toward me. I tried scooting away from the puddle, dragging my bike through the only patch of mud on a dry day. Eventually I was done peeing and I found myself covered in mud, blood and my own urine. I got up and found myself without water to rinse of myself or my bike so I left all of my dignity at that spot on the road and road my muddy, urine covered bike to visit my grandmother. I never told her what happened.
Garrett Hoyt I'm sorry, but that's the most hilarious story I've heard like this. 😂😂😂
Ok. You win
Garrett Hoyt I
And the moral of the story is ..............................
Andrew Bencomo he failed badly 😂😂😂😂😂
Just tried clipless pedals for the first time. Everytime i fell off, to deal with the embarrassment I'd do this inquisitive look at my bike as if there was something wrong with it.
really smart
🤣🤣🤣
same lmao
I know this all too well :)
😂😂😂😂
As an older cyclist who tried cleats years ago, I gave up after falling off a number of times, which was usually in heavy traffic or worse at traffic lights but always with an audience which made it 10 times more painful . However I've recently taken up cycling again with a few "experienced" (cleat using friends) so I am determined to master the art, and overcome my irrational fear. So thank you for a very informative video, very helpful indeed cheers.
Useful tips. I've been riding with SPD's for years and never had problems. Upgraded to road shoes and fell over twice on the first day. Best advice appears to be back off the tension until I've got this mastered. As I nurse my bruised knee, I can take comfort from reading the comments and knowing that I'm not alone.
today I unclipped successfully at a red light, but instead of my foot touching the floor, I managed to clip right in again and suffered an embarrassing fall
Markus Franke LOL!!
Markus Franke after watching this video and reading this comment, i know im not getting clipless shoes lol
LOL
I had a fall today while crossing the street. its a seconds decision to make and if you miss it, then there is this embarrassing fall. :) .
Hahahah i tried them today first time! oh my God it was all good while riding only issue was when stopping usually brain dosent think much about it but my God I almost fell in to the bushes didn't know which pedals to unclip did both by mistake!
As a new rider, I gotta tell ya all the horror stories in the comments section make me afraid to clip in!
Those clips are pretty scary especially on roads with heavy traffic.
I’m afraid to read on!
Tbh i got my first set of clipless yesterday(i gotta mention that their xc spd pedals, and I use them for trail riding ) and I gotta be honest its not as bad as you think(yes you *will* fall over) I fell over atleast 8times yesterday, but the in and out isnt too bad with the tension all the way down, tbh I found it too soft at softest tension, where all or most of the falling occurs is at slow speed when coming too a stop and sudden stops, at first the falling hurts a s bit but then you learn to fall and not hurt yourself just get some grass or dirt on ya,best advice is to just ride around your house or garden and just practice in n out in n out and also unclip a litte early before you start slowing down
Quite frankly, for average cyclists riding around on city trails, these types of pedals are not needed. Maybe, if it is a race where every stroke counts with the goal of increased power, they would serve a more meaningful purpose or if the routes include steep hills. Otherwise, a nice pair of branded sneakers should do just fine.
Once it happens the first time you learn it’s not that bad. Better than falling down at speed.
I imagine how much time they spent recording this video, waiting for Matt to clip in every time.
Came to a stop, unclipped my left foot, fell over to the right...
happened to me too hehe
Yep done that myself as well
happened to me yesterday. Outside the front door of my house. unclipped left and tried to reach the bell on right. cause a mini earthquake!
i unclipped my right right foot but i fell over on my left. This happened when i was practicing in the park. #embarrassing #disaster
Same here bro
As Matt said it's a right of passage. Funniest experience was when I came to a red light, couldn't unclip and feel into pedestrians. The poor homeless chap I fell on apologised to me for my mistake and then proceeded to tell me how much he liked my racing bike and hoped that it wasn't scratched!
First time with clipless pedals: I was waiting for my friend to arrive. I stood at our startingpoint with my right foot on the ground and my left foot still clipped in. My friend arrived, he took a long bend around me to finally stop at my right side. However he failed to clip out of his pedals, so in a reflex he grabbed my right shoulder pushing me over to the left (where I still was clipped in). This way we both fell over to the left ending up on the ground and with a bruised ego of course.
haha!
Cycling with De oranje Baard
Lol 😂 merry Christmas
On time I tried out flats after using clipless for a long time and I tried to twist my foot when stopping on the flats 😂
I tried clipless pedals for the first time today and I managed to get one of my shoes to clip in and I'm like yay I finally got it to work....then I realized I didn't know how to unclip....I end up googling how to unclip and watched the video while standing with one foot clipped in and the other on the ground....needless to say, thank you for the video!
OMG!!! thats like driving and not knowing how to stop lol
@@styxxtheanimal5720 Haha, thank goodness I know how to do that!😂
One thing I feel that can help you other then the unclipping at the down most stroke is to have your toe pointing downward 👇. This for me gives the maximum force of rotation on my foot to unclip.😊
I'm two days in getting to grips with clipless pedals and this is something I've just realised, which no one tells you. It seems as you say that the pedal unclips easier with it slightly angled down, it's not simply an outward twist of the ankle when it is flat. Cheers!
I have gone back from clipless to flat pedals. I am 55yrs old and now it really hurts to fall over! It was never second nature to clip in or out and emergency stopping was both stressful and dangerous. The final obstacle I could not over cone, was cycling up a steep gradient. To keep enough power in reserve to unclip, always meant I was thinking about stopping and not pushing on, uphill.
I rode flats for 2 months and pretended to clip out at stops. so when i went clipless the muscle memory was already there... i always remembered to clip out, just had to get used to actually doing it.
I kinda did that too. When I knew I was going clipless in a month. I started pretending at stoplights, that I was unclipping. And it worked! First time, I could unclip. I have actually never made a embarresing fall in my 6 years of cycling!
Haha a try do stuff like tht lately got my clipless pedals on my bike yesterday
Would you believe i actually do that on my motorbike lol
I actually started doing this for a few weeks and after finally having my own clipless shoes today, it didn't feel to weird to do it
As a new biker it is very soothing to hear this after my first unclipp accident today
First day using clipless pedals, fell twice... felt amazing ! Can’t wait to practice more 🤟
This was a great video. Very descriptive. Took your time detailing how to unclip and the dangers of unclipping. First time, up against a wall, got the cleats on the bike, and could not undo the cleats. Took the cleat off of my foot (cleat still on the bike) and ran to this video (found by UA-cam search) and figured it out. THANK YOU!
I've got a hybrid bike for commuting and thinking of investing in a clipless pedal upgrade, these videos are a real help.
Matt, you're such a great presenter for GCN. The whole crew there has done a lot for cyclists of all abilities.
Got to say I've seen some videos on unclipping. After seeing some and getting really nervous I found this video calming me and looking forward to using them. Can't wait to get out use these cleats/pedals. 👍
Whenever I can't clip in I think of Matt. He was a pro, I'm not even a gifted amateur.
but he was a pro before clipless pedals were invented..
National Champ!
If you can’t click in just get a screwdriver and turn the spring in your pedal. That makes it easier to clip in.
Thanks GCN for all your vids, I'm just starting out. (got a new bike for Crimmy) It took an afternoon horizontal on a bindi infested lawn to get this technique dialled in. Looking forward to spending 2018 on two wheels. 🇦🇺🚴🏼 🚵🏻
New to clipless. Was having a lot of trouble unclipping even with the lowest spring tension set on the pedals. Had to really jerk my heal out till yesterday when I failed and hit the road. Luckily I wasn't moving is all I can say about that. Then I decided to go online and see how you guys were doing it and realised how easy it should be. The only way that was going to be possible with my setup I concluded, was with a modification to the actual cleats, so out came the angle grinder. Now I too can actually unclip like a pro. Thanks guys!
awesome to know about the tension adjustment. cheers
1st ride with my clipless pedals I fell off at a roundabout, slow motion sideways fall to the ground, both feet clipped in.
Then, on the way home, BUSY junction in town I stopped traffic from all directions falling again. Mortifying.
Can relate - a week into riding my first proper road bike with clipless pedals I also stopped at a busy junction, thinking I'd be able to hold onto a traffic sign post in order to avoid having to clip out - didn't go so well and now I've succesfully downgraded my right Ultegra Pedal into a ''tegra''-pedal.
Richard Nick I'm 14 and for my first ride with clipless pedals I did the longest ride I've ever done which included a roads and many many busy roundabouts. However after completing this challenging ride, I fell at the last hurdle and clunked down on my drive much to the amusement of my neighbours
Ryan Stokes Good man.
a little bit of sharpie can get you a porsche targa pedal, perhaps
Yes Michael I know that s l o o o o w m o t i o n feeling & being powerless to do anything at that moment!
Happy to find this video. I use Look Keo compatible pedals and usually no issues there (no need to set the tension to very low either) but now I changed to Assioma Duo and damn, those pedals are hard. During the first ride, I found it really difficult to unclip even after setting tension to the lowest. I fell off the bike (with the bike :P) four times and one was more dangerous (good I'm not an anti-helmet person). A general issue is unclipping the wrong foot (or is it just me?). It happened quite a few times that I unclipped the right food when I meant to use left to stand and vice versa.
To be honest after one year of riding with clipless pedals
I still poop my pants when I have to urgently unclip!!
Marwan Shamsia coming to a stop and moving slowly, I've had the bike 30 degrees from ground, pumped (threw) the bike back to 60 degrees and unclipped. I was out of the pedal before the bike was back at 30 degrees. if you don't want to fall, you find a way.
Thumbs up for the effort of taking the footage for this video in Europe and America! 😉
Upon installing my first set of SPD pedals and shoes (for my road bike, yes), I thought it would be smart to practice stationary against a solid object - exactly like this video instructed. Once set up I began to try and clip in with one foot...after a few minutes I was successful. After unclipping I repeated the process...all good so far. Once I was confident, I remained clipped in and tried to do it with the other foot. Once clipped in with the new foot, I panicked and tipped over. Lesson learned. It's the only time I have fallen over whilst being clipped in (a year and a couple of months).
Thank you so much! I came to a complete stop and started falling, so I quickly whipped up this vid and unclipped just in time.
Great tips! The only one missing is to shift to an easier gear to accelerate even quicker. On a side note, watching Matt not getting slashes is classic as his unclipping mishaps.
Nice and precise info!! Thanks a lot
Hi you guys at GCN . Really needed to see this video . I got a clip less pedals and my I feel off with a bang and hurt my right upper leg . I have learned a good few tips here . Well down lads 😎👍
Excellent tips! I could have watched them before falling to my feet when trying to unclimb at the bottom of a climb to join my two cyclist friends. The curious thing is that I unclipped my left foot and landed clipped with my right foot. Fortunately, nothing happened to me but it scraped my brand new pedal. He upset me but I learned. Greetings from this Brazilian road bike enthusiast.
Fell over on the FIRST traffic light I came across on my first time out. I get a good chuckle every time I drive by that intersection now, laughed hysterically first time I drove past it.
First time I ever used clipless, I was up in Washington on a vacation with my family and my dad and I were making a bike tour of it. I was about 15, and was used to flats, having done lots of mountain biking before.
We rented some aluminum Trek for me, while my dad rode his trusty old Schwinn Paramount, and we rode around a lot. On the way back through the town we were staying near, on the first or second day, we stopped at an intersection, and I went to unclip and instead just tipped over like a shoved cow. Didn't get hurt, but my pride was a little scuffed.
Now I routinely do cyclocross-style dismounts when I arrive at school, not even stopping before I unclip and hop off. I've come a long way.
i just fell off the wind trainer in the back yard trying to learn them ,will be putting on the old pedals for tomorrows commute
My name is Hector Leon from Lancaster Pennsylvania using clip pedals for the last Four months I love it but I remember the first time I take my long ride one of their screw get loose and loss on my shoes get stuck in the pedal and was so hard to get out of the shoes and I fell in the middle of the street and all the cars people was washing me and asking me if I need help that was embarrassing I call my wife to pick me up because I don't want to ride a bike that they no more but after that I'm doing better and I'm very happy using clip pedals watching your show I learned a lot and I gain confidence thank you guys Hector Leon
Especially when with a group coming up to a stop, I've started unclipping several pedal strokes before actually stopping. After all, why always unclip at the last moment? Well, other than it feels cool, perhaps....
I had my first accident when I got stuck in my clips. Almost broke my arm! Now I am afraid to ride with clips again. Will practice more before I go out again. Thanks for your videos. My husband and I ride indoors too and love the GCN!!!!!!
I felt the same way. Way to get back on the horse!!
I can't believe Matt had to learn how to clip in just to show us how to unclip. That's called dedication!
Having fallen over on many occasions at junctions & traffic lights I began to notice that the further I rode the more likely I was to fall off due to muscle fatigue - what seemed easy with fresh legs became progressively harder after fifty miles plus
this is a helpful video sir. thanks alot!!!!
I just started going clipless and yes had my forgetful moment when stopped and did not unclip and fell over. Luckily no one around. Since new to this I opted for dual pedal platform(one side flat other side clip). This way if I am entering terrain where I think I may need to put my foot down to prevent fall I can use flat side. Eventually hope to go clips on both sides.
I always had a fear of going clipless as I have been knocked off my bike twice before, so liked the idea of being able to get off in a hurry. However, I eventually switched last month and it is the best thing I ever did. Decided to go SPD sh56 for now as they are apparently a bit easier to use and I haven't fallen off.. Yet. Just set the pedals to mimimum tension at first and it almost becomes second nature... Just like riding a bike
I can now stop the bike at a junction balanced on the pedals without having to unclip.. Winning
Same here. I started using SPDs also SH56. Had it for 5-6 months and have never fallen off. However I decide to try SPD-SLs ( Look Keo) and fell twice: once at home and one at traffic lights on a busy road 🙈. Tried again for another spin and gave up. Sold the pedals + clip to a bike mechanic and got back to my old SPDs.
The first time I rode my at the time new Specialized Allez, I forgot that I was still clipped into the pedals and couldn't just move my foot, ended up going down with my bike. Definitely learned from that one
I starting to get use to these on my first 500km tour from tomorrow.
😂
Scared witless, but I should be fine. lol
Wish me luck!
how was it
Matt presenting a video about unclipping. I've seen it all now!
Thanks for the tips guys !
July 13,2020, just a few hours ago, my 1st time ever clipping and unclipping on a road bike. So I stop at the 1st stop signs, failed to unclip => falled down once. With a look red cleat. Then, a few minutes later, another failed, welp, another fall. I look at myself, some small scratches, ya sure, I don't care about it. Checking the bike, it's still safe and soundly, goodness it's ok. Lol, what a 1st day riding with cycling shoes + cleats + clipless pedals lol. But not giving up since once i clip in, it's just better in speed and performance lol. That is just more than just enough to trade for some scratches on my legs. Happy riding and Godspeed! Yall.
You make me feel better. I'm a mountain biker and yesterday I did that. I stepped off my right peddle after failing to get it to clip in while taking off uphill. Then I twisted my right ankle and feel over with my left foot still clipped in.
Love the harrison street sign!!
Today was my first day buying and trying my clipless shoes (Shimano RC7 with yellow clips). Although the other video said to try on grass, that's actually harder to do than just clipping and unclipping on an empty road, since having some speed makes it easier to stay upright.
After a good hour or so, I got pretty ok with it clipping in and pretty good with clipping out. I had a few close calls where I'm unclipped on one side, and as I come to a stop, I start to lean out to other side. Luckily, I was able to clip out and catch myself.
Thanks for the info sir😊
I’m thinking about getting shoes for spd pedals and definitely practicing before riding, should be fine
I went clipless yesterday first time. Practised night before in the hallway simulating tipping over either side. I just unclipped both feet at junctions then clip one back in as I set my pedals up. The feel of being physically part of the mechanical structure of the bike is awesome, my handling felt amazing. Only almost fail I had was going through some metal bars at the end of a cycle path, I panicked at low speed but managed to clip out in time
yup, first day, first block, first stop sign, over I went in front of a car.
Something slightly ironic about Matt explaining how to unclip
My first thought too
I guess shooting this took over a week of waiting for Matt to clip in between each scene.
Max Moyles I was thinking the same thing...
a miracle since he can never get clipped in, in the first place
Poor Matt, a cracking road career, national champion etc and now he is famous for ....... not clipping in!!!
First ride out yesterday using clipless pedals.....managed to fall over 3 times - apart from a grazed knee, mainly my ego that took the bruising falling over a junction just by Buckingham Palace surrounded by many cyclists....lots more practise needed but has shaken my confidence a bit.
The video was helping I start practicing today , I fall down twice and I`m expecting more it is dangerous we just need to practice a lot before going to the road.
0:23 I loved it when he said getting out of your pedals then tapped his foot on the floor
At 1:34 he recommends unclipping at the bottom of pedal stroke then video at 1:43 and 2:03 shows rider unclipping at top of pedal stroke. Which is correct, preferred or does it matter?
It was spring, I was doing a ride from Kobe to Ebizu with my dad. I always had trouble clipping and unclipping. I am not that fast in long rides but I managed. So on the last day we arrived at Kobe and all was going better & faster than the norm. I was finally getting the rhythm of clipping/unclipping.
We stopped to have some tea and sweets. I unclipped got my sweets (on the bike) trying to balance and not look down. In the adrenaline when I tried to clip-in again. I lost my balance and fell on the shops entire sweets collection for the afternoon.
My shoe was upside down i.e. I never unclipped just took my feet out. Three and a quarter chopsticks ended up in my elbow. *Ouch*
I'm a pretty experienced rider that likes to ride pretty aggressively so I tension my pedals all the way up. One time I just failed to clip out at a stop light and fell on the side I usually clip out of. Having the crank at the 1/7 o clock position helps me get the leverage to clip out of my highly tensioned pedals easier and with me on the ground and the bike on top of me I couldn't get the cranks in the right place or the bike far off of me enough to get enough distance so I could unclip. I considered rolling myself on my back and seeing if I could unclip that way but I had my commuter pack on and I couldn't roll onto my back. I had to drag myself with my arms to the raised curb and lift myself a little more upright to get out. A few people got out of their cars to see if I needed help.
😆 what a visual! Almost as bad as the urine story lol
It was about 6 years ago , when i decided i should finally try clipless pedals. I was planning to buy some time later a good road bicycle so i thought i should try the pedals on my old one to minimize the chances falling with my brand new. I spent so much time clipping and unclipping on each leg , first just standing next to a wall , then by moving at slow speed on an empty road and finally when i figured it out and got the confidence I needed I went for my first ride. On the same first ride , I was riding happy and confident and 5 minutes later I am approaching a stop sign. Seconds later , the moment my bike was making a 45 degree angle before I hit the ground , I was watching myself helpless falling and thinking that i was at that point on clipless and not regular pedals , that i forgot to unclip my damn right leg and I was just sitting there falling , to my inevitable moment of ridiculousness .
I usually also settle for rubber mountain bike grips on my hand bars because im riding drop bars on my mountain bike. I simply find them to be more comfortable than wider bars as they just feel more natural.
I perfer riding on the road as its easier if i want to get somewhere but riding offroad offers more fun to me. Also id advise anyone trying drop bars offroad to use a dropper saddle if you're on the shorter side because your weight is obviously shifted to the front. you even sometimes have to get behind and under your saddle with your behind.
I am new to road biking. Fell over twice today on my first road ride. I think i have clipping and unclipping down now. Ended up going for a 1 hour ride 🙂🤟
I was 8 when I got my first clipless pedals. We were mountain biking in Arizona. I pulled over to wait for my dad. I didn't realize I was right next to a cactus. I didn't unclip and I fell right into it. Haven't forgotten to unclip since.
First time cyclist and went straight for MTB clip-ins. Wore elbow pads while practicing and the precaution paid off within a few minutes.
This video was very helpful. I would also like to share: that i find unclipping easy by twisting ankle inside instead of outside. So instead of unclipping at bottom, i unclip at top. Let me know if this a wrong practice.
Also, I have felt down couple of time. Thankfully away from moving cars.
im still relatively new to clipless pedals but i got the hang of it easily but still the rite of passage got me while i was planning to make a u turn my right foot is clipped in thus making me fall slowly super embarrassing cause i was wearing a white shirt at the time.
Been using Clipless Look pedals for two years now. I sacked myself a couple of times when trying to clip on to the bike. Tipped over in a busy intersection and dislocated my right shoulder. Tipped over once again after finishing a 50km ride with some fellow experienced riders, It was quite embarrassing, but learned a few lessons :>
i have Shimano M424 SPD Pedals paired with mountain shoes on my winter bike, double sided, easy peasy to clip in/out & i don't walk penguin like in my sunday/summer best cycling shoes. I use these on my road winter/summer daily mile muncher bike. Good beginner tip.
I learned the hard way : my first clipless bike is also my first road bike (I’ve always ridden but on a mountainbike) and happens to be a fixie with a pretty low and narrow bar. I never practiced uncliping on the grass nor on a calm street, I just used to fall at every stops. I eventually figured out a way to unclip but I still fall sometimes because I’m still lacking muscular memory...
I’ve just become a cyclist at quite a young age as a young teen and clips are absolutely amazing don’t be scared of them
my fist experience with my Shimano SPDs fell off twice and bent derailleur bracket i had cleat tension at max 😕 injured my arm also, so for now am back on normal shoes and happy, for non pro riders cant see advantage of clipless
I ride with 3° floats. I used to use 6° floats, and found it alot easier with the 3° float cleats to come out of the peddles. Its also a good note to take, to have just enough tension on the peddles, that you stay firmly clipped in. But have enough of thay tension relaxed, so you can pull your cleat strait out if you pull real hard incase something happens. Its not easy to find that happy medium point in that part. But if you have been riding a while, you know how tight, and how loose your peddle clip needs to be so you can twist your foot out easily. Ive only had to do that a few times in heavy traffic. If you're starting out on clips for the 1st time, riding with almost no tension helps get used to riding clipped onto the bike much faster. And as your confidence grows, then tighten the clips gradually. Just my point of view, not recommended for everyone. But for some, it will help you get used to riding clipped in faster. Falling at a stop light, or stop sign is a right of passage. We ALL doit, and the best thing to do, just laugh it off. Cause yes, everyone just watched you do that. The only thing that will be hurt is your pride and ego. Happens to the best of us.
During a first short ride to get used the clipless pedals... I was waiting for the green light and two more experienced (better equipped) cyclists stopped right behind me... Got nervous of embarrassing myself when clipping in again so decided to turn right and adjust my route...
I was new to clipless pedals...I approached an intersection which I believed was a four-way stop, thinking I'd be pro, I stayed clipped in and came to a stop...cool right? It was only then that I realized that crossing traffic was not stoping, but instead of unclipping I panicked lost my balance and rolled onto my back with my bike still attached to my feet. The driver in the car to my right broke into a laugh, gave me the thumbs up as he drove off.
DJ Lowes
DJ Lowes hahaaha lol
when i first started using clipless pedalswhen i was 15, i was practicing riding around in my back yard, and my sister (18) walked back to talk to me, so i rode up next to her, but failed to unclip, and fell right on top of her.
Luke Hill 😂😂 soft landing tho
i suppose.. haha
Luke Hill failing to unclip hurts more your pride than your body
#CrimeAgainstCycling ???
And bang each other...
3 clipping failures on my first day wearing clipless. The advice is, never fall towards roadway side. More practice to go.
Didn't have a clue how to get in and out, so I tried the wall method, after figuring it out I went out with confidence road down my drive way then came back up the incline of the drive way and I tried unclipping and fell into my car, after that I still went out did the same and succeeded but after another few tries later.. same thing fell into my car. I realized I was trying too hard throwing my foot the the side releasing me.. when it should be easier. I played with the tension screws and that I had it good, but still a little too hard, so I removed the tension screws and I've been having a lot better time getting used to them.. I'm still held in the clip pretty well even with out those screws
about 3 weeks after getting my clipless pedals I pulled up to a grocery store with my left foot unclipped. As I came to a stop my bike started leaning to the right. In a panic I yanked my right foot outward, rather than twisting. This just made the bike and me fall faster. Ended up with a couple nasty scrapes on my knee, but my pride was what hurt most!
First time I got the clipless pedals, I was slowing down and reaching for the buckle to loosen the toe strap I was used to (Matt might remember them - it was before the 3 kids were born). Ended up on my head by time I realized I had the new clipIess pedals.
Most recently, I fell teaching a friend new to cycling how to unclip.
I've been on flats sign I learn to ride a bike and I'm working up the corrage to get my self some
Fell over in my garden. Perhaps they are better for recumbent trikes. I need to loosen the spring tension to start with.
Just got my first road bike today and of course I feel before even riding the bike I actually thought I broked the bike before realizing the shop that I bought it from didn’t adjust the gear, then of course after finally adjusting everything I went for a for a second ride and guess what fell again. Thankfully only scratched up my pedal and shifter / brake
Im watching this with my bike in front of me, with my clipless shoes on my feet, and a gazzillion prayers sent to all the saints and gods of the entire universe that I wont fall flat on my face while i solo practice with this 😅
Omg same
so could you unclip, continue riding then stop? My understanding was they would clip in if the shoes touch the pedals
As a brand new clipless pedal user a small but important fact is on stopping always remember to lean the cycle in the same direction of the unclipped shoe.
I've absent mindedly forgotten to do that once on each of my first 3 rides with clipless pedals and boy is it annoying! Painful too!
I hope my first 'topple' will be my last for this "right of passage". It's embarrassing and it hurts! I'm a longtime bike enthusiast but new to the road bike as of this month. I took my spanking new road bike out for a 50k ride with flats then thinking I'm ready, installed clipless pedals for my second ride. I practiced clipping in and out in my car port then in a car park before heading out on my first clipless ride.I picked a nice flat, traffic-less bike path along the beach and practiced stops along the way, finally getting to actual streets around 14k in. By this time I thought I had figured this whole procedure out but that premature confidence is what did me in on the next stop. Riding up Wash Blvd in Venice I slowed and unclipped my left foot as I approached the next stop when suddenly my bike started to lean right! I wasn't able to disengage from the right pedal in time to prevent a classic fall right onto the hard pavement. I landed on my right side and got all tangled up in my chain and front derailleur. A young guy came over to help me up and asked if I was alright, I was and he said. "you got yourself clipped in, eh? I saw that". Yeah I said. I'm brand new at this. He smiled and said "welcome to road cycling". I brushed myself off, got the chain reattached, checked my new bike for any damage (none, luckily) and decided to shorten my ride for the day and head back. Thankfully I wasn't hurt physically, just a little bruised pride. Still, I was a bit rattled by the whole ordeal but by the time I got back to my car (14k return) I managed to shake it off. I feel ready to head out for my next ride but until I get more experience with clipless pedals I'll be unclipping both feet before stopping for now.
Ha ha I love how Matt is doing this video wonder if he learnt anything and is clipping in and out perfectly
Last year I was looking at road bikes and took my friend's for a test ride around a parking lot. Had not practiced with clipless before and lost balance going uphill; fell into a holly bush still clipped in and got a nasty scar on my forearm. Luckily the bike was okay.
On my first group ride I brought a u-lock. My SPD pedals were freshly installed by yours truly. The cleats in my new shoes were left a bit loose as per installation instructions (until you get the position soaked in).
Not sure how to unclip I vowed not to clip in until I had proper instruction from my new best friends. The bump at the end of my driveway broke that promise as I clipped one foot in unintentionally. The next fifteen minutes I pedalled with my heel to avoid the fatal inevitability of clipping both feet in.
I had no idea. I pushed and pulled but nothing would release my foot from its captivity. I survived. True story.
Oh! Halfway through the ride I pulled my loose cleat out of my shoe and lost the screw. N00b!
Went out with my new cleats today. Practiced on the park where. Fell twice and my thigh rubbed against my seat peeling the skin off a bit but hey, at least im learning!
On my fourth ride with clip-less pedals, I began as I do with my left foot clipped in, pushed my bike to a rolling state, and began to lock my right foot into the pedal. It was in the wee hours of a cold morning, so it was relatively dark. I attempted several times to clip my right foot in, until the bike began to slow to a halt, at which point I made up my mind to move my foot down on the road to stop, but right at that very moment, the thing managed to get clipped in, and thus began a slow fall to the right side. I ended up injuring the area around my right knee, that put me off the saddle for a couple of days.
Yeah today was my first day practicing on my Neighborhood And I felt, the funny thing is I felt more sorry for my bike because it got a little scratch😥.Thanks for all the good advice I really appreciate it!
You'll get the hang of it super quick Idelsia, great that we could help you out :)
First time out on new cleats, waiting for my guys to reach the top of the hill. I tried to be a bit of a hero and stay on my pedals and not unclip. I hesitated, wanted to unclip..too late. Fell over on the left side. Innocuous as it sounds, I ended up fracturing 2~3 ribs according to my doctor. 6 week recovery ensued...I've since learnt from my mistake. ={
Want to start with clipless using SPD with shoes you can walk into an office for commuting and tours, but also like the athletic aspect of daily cycling. Having used hooks without straps for decades I wonder how much the efficiency can be really improved as I feel the foot is pretty much pinned to a good point in those hooks (though you can't pull up with those obviously). Can anybody give me a hint?
Also, during those 4 decades I have been involved in two accidents: one on a street in Berlin in 1996 where a coke can wrapped around my front tire and got stuck in the fork forcing me to perform a salto over the handle bar. And then last 2019 with the same bike where a car hit me 90° into my right side with the bumper into the crank case. That was the end of that bike, but despite of crashing into the wind shield and thereafter falling head first from the cars roof onto the pedestrian pavement, both accidents went very mild for myselve. In both cases I was able to protect myself by rolling and a good portion of luck. However that would not have been possible with a bike on my shoes and indeed the bike had a completely different trajectory than me, landing in front of the car.
Can anybody tell from experience in accidents, if cleats release or if you'll drag your cycle with you? Especially for Shimano SPD there are two types of cleats: SH51 and SH56. SH56 is supposed to release inward, outward and up. Sounds as if that would release more likely in an accident?
Any recommendations or tips? Any experience out there?
1:16 - Matt trying to clip in at the back, 1:25 - Matt finally managed to clip in, if you look at the shadows before and after, and knowing the distance from the light source, you can actually calculate it took him 23 minutes to clip in and out. Not too shabby :P
I go spinning every week with SPD's. never had a problem unclipping till one day I twisted and pulled away followed by realising my cleat was still attached to the pedal and the plate had been torn out!