I bought a new bike and fitted SPD pedals last July. It took some time to get used to them and I now consider myself quite professional at clipping out when I stop.However today on my way home I came across a newly laid road surface and could feel the heat off it. The tar was sticking to my tyres. At the lights at the crest of a hill my mind must have wandered. I forgot I was clipped in and just stopped dead. Before I could think of clipping out the bike and myself were toppling to the left. I saw a traffic bollard in reach and threw out my left hand to support myself. unfortunately they are collapsable now and it only allowed me to slow down the rate of descent.
I landed on my knee and elbow. Once landed I quickly unclipped, got up and pedalled off. No-one seemed bothered from the line of cars.
Luckily no damage or injury but when I got home I found that my pannier clip (the bottom one) was missing. I hopped straight in my car and returned to the scene. Guess what? There was my clip still intact just behind the bollard.
So lesson learned - - don't switch off when you stop!!
I bought a new bike and fitted SPD pedals last July. It took some time to get used to them and I now consider myself quite professional at clipping out when I stop.However today on my way home I came across a newly laid road surface and could feel the heat off it. The tar was sticking to my tyres. At the lights at the crest of a hill my mind must have wandered. I forgot I was clipped in and just stopped dead. Before I could think of clipping out the bike and myself were toppling to the left. I saw a traffic bollard in reach and threw out my left hand to support myself. unfortunately they are collapsable now and it only allowed me to slow down the rate of descent.
Now that is funny! :-D ...Nearly done that sort of thing myself when trying to hang on to floppy plastic barriers at junctions for the sake of a super-fast getaway after the lights change.
