DrIsotope

I got big 'ol feet. No way I could unclip inward, unless I managed to get my heel completely under the bike, by which point I would likely have fallen over. Is this a small foot thing?

gc3

My standard answer is to these preference oriented questions is... "doggy style, always doggy...."

datlas 

Probably not. I wear a 43.5 and it's a non issue. As before, I unclip with pedal at top (or bottom) of crank cycle.

chasm54

Er, 43.5 is a small foot.

DrIsotope

Well, I wear a 49, so to me really anything under a 46 qualifies as small feet. Which is not intended as a hack against small feet-- every time I got o buy shoes, I wish I was one of the masses wearing a men's US10.

CliffordK

No toeclips????
Down and back.

mprelaw

I resisted joining the 21st century for a long time, but I eventually gave in.

I had to think about this for a minute---outwards. Just seemed more natural (and no, I never read the instructions that came with my pedals---they seemed pretty intuitive). I'll have to see if my size 48s can clear the rear wheel. I have the yellow Shimano clips, with some amount of float, right now.

datlas 

Size 10US is not small. Maybe not big, but probably slightly bigger than average.

TimothyH

You have strong feelings about how other people unclip?

A mild curiosity to determine if there were a better/safer/faster way to do might be reasonable but I don't understand why anyone would have strong feelings about the way others do it.

RPK79

If you have to ask...

CliffordK

I hadn't ever thought about any way other than twisting the ankle outwards, and perhaps slightly tilting the foot. Does Shimano's multirelease give more options?

There was a discussion about rapidly getting the foot on the road.

So, moving the foot outward, it would seem like it would be part of a single fluid movement to get the foot to the ground.
Likewise, with the straps, down and back, again towards the road.

Moving the foot inward would seem to require two movements.... slower?

So, it may be important if it makes a difference in how fast one can unclip. However, perhaps one gets more control with the inward movement... less likely to kick ones' neighbor.

So, if there is a performance difference, then the unclipping may be important (for newbies). Otherwise, you're right, it doesn't make any difference how others do it... curiosity??

LesterOfPuppets

I go up, out, and back when I'm unclipping from clips and straps.

If you go down and back while running clipsnstraps with slotted cleats you probably won't unclip.

rjones28 

I don't understand the question.

rjones28 

Should be in the BF censor.

FLvector

I unclip by twisting my heel outward, like most normal people do. We'll try not to hold your odd behaviors against you.

I almost always clip out on the left foot if coming to a brief stop and keep the right foot clipped in. My right is the dominate foot.

chip1

Why expose the forum members in the poll?

RPK79

This is the only sensible way to do it. That way if you ever do have a "clipless moment" you fall away from traffic. Also, then your dominant leg is still connected to get you moving.

datlas 

Why not?

chip1

I don't know I just thought they were always done anonymously..not that it's a big deal in this case.

I recall on another forum some OP posted a poll involving a personal topic. People were not happy.

rmfnla

It's not the muscles; I feel it in my knees.

Inward just feels better...

slowgo

Turn my toes inward.

DrIsotope

Vice-versa. I'm left foot dominant, so my right foot unclips 99% of the time. I've had rides of 30-40 miles where the left foot never comes off the pedal.

LesterOfPuppets

If I'm gonna wait by the curb, I'll unclip right and put my foot on the curb.

If I'm away from the curb I'll sometimes unclip left, sometimes right.

Mike F

After reading this, Im going to try going both ways.

Doug28450

That requires too much thinking.