It's 1 - 0!!! Yay!!

[Big Andy]

Thats 1 ride with clipless pedals and 0 clipless moments.

https://www.strava.com/activities/661952553

Not a particularly long ride but already impressed (I think) I have fitted Shimano SPD-SL pedals, the cleats are the yellow ones, the float felt a little strange at first but I soon got used to that. Was 20 seconds quicker up a nearby climb, probably too early to say it's down to going clipless though.

Longer ride tomorrow I think to see how I get on.

 

[rugby bloke]

Sounds like a great start - but beware - the clipless moment is lurking, waiting to strike when you least expect. I was feeling very smug, having gone clipless 2 months ago without any moments, only to have a moment riding to the start of Ride London !!
Tell us how you get on after the long ride.

 

[Markymark]

1.5 years of no clipless moment.

Didn't stop me switch back to flats last month - much prefer it.

 

[ianrauk]

Don't listen to people who say you will have a clipless moment or its inevitable. It's not. Most people never have a moment. Just use them, ride and don't wory about it.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Don't listen to people who say you will have a clipless moment or its inevitable. It's not. Most people never have a moment. Just use them, ride and don't wory about it.

^^This^^

Thirty years of clipless, never a problem.

 

[Drago]

Never had a moment, not even close.

 

[Mrs M]

Never had one either.
Almost ridden into a ditch but was still attached to the bike

 

[Levo-Lon]

I have lol a lot of them..but i love clipless...

its harder for scum bags to nick ya bike when you crash too ,as its stuck to your leg..

 

[AndyRM]

I have lol a lot of them..but i love clipless...

its harder for scum bags to nick ya bike when you crash too ,as its stuck to your leg..

This is true, but also has the unfortunate side effect of making you look like you're fighting your bike as you attempt to unclip and right the machine.

Most undignified!

 

[pawl]

Sounds like a great start - but beware - the clipless moment is lurking, waiting to strike when you least expect. I was feeling very smug, having gone clipless 2 months ago without any moments, only to have a moment riding to the start of Ride London !!
Tell us how you get on after the long ride.

Never had a clip less moment .Had plenty (not strictly clip les) when I rode toe clips and toe straps particularly when riding up hill on fixed strapped in up a hill on gear to big for the gradient

 

[GlenBen]

Same here, never had one in 3 years.

Strangely i did have one when I was using the bike with flat pedals, if thats possible. I just forgot to take my feet off and toppled onto my garden after a ride.

 

[Big Andy]

Well its now 2 - 0
Feeling secure and confident using clipless. Details of today's ride at https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/1...rst-visit-from-the-puncture-fairy-too.204929/