Disclosure - Road-cycling newbie
First ride of the season this evening (short one @ <25mi). Weather was slightly windy, 64degrees and sun was going down at 7pm. Despite of being late evening, I pumped the tires, got in my bike shorts, hit the road, tightened my toe-clips... redlight approaches - BAM!! Embarrasing fall! /img/vbsmilies/smilies/ROTF.gif Thankfully in a large patch of grass and dirt. Pretty girl in red Audi made no effort to suppress her amusement as she looked at a big-a$$ dude in cycling tights kissing the ground along with his fancy CF bike.
I just bought a pair of Ultegra 6700 pedals but hadn't put them on due to 'fall factor'. Looks like I am not safe either way.... might as well go down for right reasons. /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif
On a side note - I am 218lbs and if I try to break the fall by extending my hands out, I'll probably hurt my wrists. Or worse, hit my head on the car next to me on the traffic signal. Or maybe I am thinking too much into it? Either ways, just wanted to share my somewhat funny experience.... I had been avoiding putting on the clipless pedals and my first fall happens to be with toe-clips.
Cheers
CnO
First ride of the season this evening (short one @ <25mi). Weather was slightly windy, 64degrees and sun was going down at 7pm. Despite of being late evening, I pumped the tires, got in my bike shorts, hit the road, tightened my toe-clips... redlight approaches - BAM!! Embarrasing fall! /img/vbsmilies/smilies/ROTF.gif Thankfully in a large patch of grass and dirt. Pretty girl in red Audi made no effort to suppress her amusement as she looked at a big-a$$ dude in cycling tights kissing the ground along with his fancy CF bike.
I just bought a pair of Ultegra 6700 pedals but hadn't put them on due to 'fall factor'. Looks like I am not safe either way.... might as well go down for right reasons. /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif
On a side note - I am 218lbs and if I try to break the fall by extending my hands out, I'll probably hurt my wrists. Or worse, hit my head on the car next to me on the traffic signal. Or maybe I am thinking too much into it? Either ways, just wanted to share my somewhat funny experience.... I had been avoiding putting on the clipless pedals and my first fall happens to be with toe-clips.
Cheers
CnO