First Clipless Fall
One of our newest riding buddies, Ryan K. recently got some new gear for his birthday. He received a nice set of pads, shoes and Crank Brothers Pedals. Ryan and I had emailed each other prior to our ride last week and I warned him that it takes some time getting used to the clipless pedals. With that said, he advised me to bring my camera just in case he fell.
Well, I did bring it, and here he is on his first clipless fall. I felt honored to be part of this momentous occasion. Thanks Ryan!
Oh by the way, the bike is ok!
Welcome to the clipless club! be thankful you tipped over on dirt! my first fall was onto asphalt.
Oh the memories. I still remember my first clipless fall way back in 1994 in the mountains above Pasadena.
My first clipless fall was at the end of my drive way. No harm done, except to my pride. There were about 10 motorists that saw my slow fall from glory. 🙂
HAHAHA thanks RL. You know, the whole “bring your camera for when I fall” thing was complete sarcasm. I think next ride I’m gonna bring this thing along with me http://www.stri.org/english/about_stri/media/press_releases/fotos/STRI_PR_large_caterpillar.jpg
What do ya think Priscilla?
Dude….that’s just wrong!
lol RYAN!!! That is awesome!!! =D
Yeah… every time I fell I was going under 5 MPH… Heh heh welcome to the club dude!
BTW… what pedals are you using? They look like Crank brothers Candy or Smarty…
I had Crank brothers Smarty pedals and they sucked so bad! They wouldn’t clip in for the life of me and would release only when they felt good and ready. I switched to the Crank brothers eggbeaters SL and have not had a problem since!
Great job Ryan. Nice fall.
Jay,
I’m using the Smarty’s. I wish I could tell you if they sucked or not, but I really dont have anything to compare them to. All I can say is that I felt fairly comfortable with them after about 5 or 10 minutes of clicking/unclicking in the parking lot. They seem cool to me. Plus they match my pads and gloves 🙂
Ryan, in the picture the Smarty’s also happened to match your face too! 😉
It would have matched your blood if you didn’t have those pads!
I’ve used and own Smartys, Candys, Quattros and Eggbeaters… I love them all and never had a issue with them.
Well maybe I just got a bad set of pedals then. I originally thought that it was just me, but I let two of my buddies that have a lot of experience riding/racing try them and they couldnt clip in or out the way you should be able to either.
P.S – Now I’m looking into road pedals for my new road bike I’m getting tomorrow.
I recommend the Quattros, they are affordable and the easiest pedals to clip in/out.