This morning on my bike into work, I got a boo-boo. I was slowing to a stop at an intersection, then eeking my way out onto the road so I could see past the parked cars... I clipped out on my right side (which is a no-no, since I normally use my left) and as I tried to shift my balance, I couldn't unclip my left side. I fell over. From a dead stop. With one foot free. I just fell over.
And I wasn't by myself. There was another cyclist there, plus the car that had stopped to let me cross.
So embarassing.
Luckily I am the first aid attendant at my office and can tend to my own wounds without having to explain to anyone what happened!
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Callie,
ReplyDeleteWe all do it. Glad you are OK except for a bruised ego.
we definitely all do it.
ReplyDeleteI'm better on my bike, but when I ski I'm ok as long as I'm in motion, but standing still, chatting with friends? bam, down on the ground.
-the queen of klutzy
I have a feeling that this happens to everyone who uses clip-in pedals. I've done it twice (once to great humiliation), which is why I continue to use joe pedals on my commuter bike.
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