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Originally Posted by one4smoke
I'm trying to understand what you're saying, but why would you fall on the side you're unclipped on (unless there's oil, ice or something) ? With clipless pedals, most riders fall simply because they didn't get unclipped in time, or If unclipped on a certain side, they'll inadvertently lean to the other side, which is still clipped.
Why would you fall to the side you are clipped into? Yes, I’ve seen people throw out the leg that is unclipped but that is rare. For the most part, the person is trying to unclip and lean to the side that they are unclipping to put their foot down. Think about how you stop. When you come to a stop do you lean away from the side you are going to be putting your foot down for? If you lean away from that foot, when you put the foot down, it will be too far under the bike and you would likely topple over when you eventually get your foot down. The whole idea is to make a stable tripod with your foot and the two wheels of the bike.
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