Originally Posted by
spelger
i guess when i had toe clips i just did not know how to really use them. i always had them loose enough so i can get my foot out. so during an emergency stop how does that work out? i suppose it is a well understood unlikely risk.
Never had that sort of a problem. Hopefully hard braking will prevent the whatever it is, and you'll be rolling slowly long enough to reach down. As mentioned above, when one goes down with clipless, the stress on the connection will cause the bike to part company with you. Not so with clips and straps. After everything stops, you have to loosen the straps to get your feet out. This is not a big drawback. At least you're not tumbling. And hopefully you've kept your knees in and hands on the bars and you've just lost a few $100 in fancy clothes. Flesh heals, as they say, Campy goes not. So far I've not broken a bone cycling, just a few ribs skiing fast.