LEARNING CLIPLESS PEDALS EASILY! 

My comment is simple and straightforward,- I have just fallen off the bike. I am watching the video again. Thank you

I just started running a bike during this pandemic (yes learning at 32 is kind of humiliating) and Ifind your videos very inspiring! thanks for sharing this with us!

You'll naturally start to unclip one side, don't neglect to occasionally unclip the non natural side to stop at lights. My best tip was to turn the handlebars slightly to the opposite direction as you come to the stop. You should end up leaning on the opposite side of the direction of your front wheel. Kind of related to counter steering. Most beginners get confident and when you will fall is because you fall on your unexpected side.

My wife has literally taken up cycling this week and we went straight to clipless pedals, just to rip the plaster off as quick as possible. Needless to say we had a few spills on our drive, but credit to her, she got straight back on the bike and is absolutely loving it. I found your channel a few weeks ago and showed it to her on Monday. We have binged watched SOOOO many videos on your channel and love you so much!

So enjoying your videos Katie!! I've been on the fence for ages about my getting a bike and I'm going to be getting my first road bike in a week or two so I'm very much appreciative of the videos 😊😊😊😊

You can loosen the tension on the clip ins to make it easier to clip in and out of, helps when you are get used to them...

We’ve all had that “oh shit” moment when you can’t clip out quick enough, it’s all part of the learning game.

Hi Katie, it is such a relief to find a woman talking about road biking!! I love it and I have just watched this video, I have bought a new bike with very different cleats and I am struggling - totally scared of clipping out. Yes I have e ridden with cleats before!! your videos are brilliant and reassuring for me! thank you.

Hello Katie, I have become a huge fan of your RU-vid channel due to your simplistic way of providing great insight on biking and the biking adventure. And thank you again for this clipless paddle video. I desperately needed as much as information on clipless paddles as I am going to start soon. Thanks again

Great tips Katie! Funny you decided to do a video like this today.... My husband and I were just yesterday talking about me being ready for this stage in my biking journey!!

Ah! Thank you for posting this! I'm relatively new to cycling for sport and have been thinking for some time now that clipless pedals will be the next step for me!

thank you miss! encouraging video .. i just started clipless, three days now .. i am starting to like it. i fell twice , the first day and today. i was discouraged but i am seeing there is a learning curve to it, and more energy into the pedaling smoothly

Hi Katie Thank you for posting this, at 62 and after a 40 yr gap I’ve recently bought a bike and loving it….now time to make the leap of faith to clipless. Super helpful videos I have to say. Take care Clay New Forest

Another helpful and informative video Katie. I've been cycling for enough years that I remember actually having toe clips and straps. Then came along the clipless pedal system. I thought whoever came up with the idea was a genius. I've been told that the concept came from the snow skiing industry where you step in to a binding that locks you to the ski. Wearing cycling shoes was one of the best purchases I have made for cycling. The stiffness of the sole protects your foot and arches and also adds much power to your pedal stroke. Clipless pedals are a 'must have' option for cycling. Looking forward to more great advice from you. Thanks!

Really like these series of video's. I started road cycling at the end of 2018 and pushed myself to get fit by booking a London to Paris adventure. Your channel was a big help to that trip and keeps inspiring me to try more. I made it to Paris with a lot of great memories and a feeling of personal achievement. Thank you :)

Another brilliant video. As I’ve commented on your another vids I’m just getting back into cycling after a forty year hiatus 😳. Didn’t realize all of the accessories that I need to factor into my budget. Quality D-Lock. Pedals & shoes. Computer. Water bottles (affordable compared to the other items). Helmet. Cannot wait to get back into the saddle. Love your attitude. Cheers from 🇨🇦

Thanks for this Katie. Timing couldn't have been better. My first set of clipless SPD pedals arrived today, getting shoes on Monday. Will definitely take your advice of practicing just clipping one in at a time to get started. Looking forward to trying them out to be sure. PS absolutely love the bloopers!!!! Stay well and happy x

Another great video, thank you for the tips :) Today is new gravel bike day for me (my first gravel bike!) Still not sure I'm ready for clipless pedals yet but this video has definitely given me food for thought!

great tips! thank you. I just bought my first pair of cycling shoes so I am looking forward to start using them

Thanks Katie. Great vid as always! I have SPD pedal and have struggled to get the hang of it. Thanks for the tips. I will keep practicing!!! See you in the next one!

Yep went out for the first time on clipless 2 day’s ago , came to the first set of traffic lights got my right foot out ok but my involuntary body reaction wanted to put my left foot to the ground which I hadn’t taken out ..hence I was on the floor with blood running from more poor scratched up legs.....my advice to anyone would be practice, practice , practice , then when you think you’ve cracked it practice again until it becomes a natural action.....should have followed my own advice but didn’t ...🤷🏻‍♂️.. guess I’ve joined the club nobody has to pay to be a member of 🚴🏻..keep up the quality content 👌🏻

Great tips again Katie! I have been cycling for a long time and only recently got used riding clipped in. It definitely needs getting used. I have fallen off more than twice!

Haven’t even started cycling yet but your channel is very encouraging. I’m 55 so a little apprehensive and then I have the challenge of buying the bike with a budget of around a grand. Thanks for the tips no nonsense approach. Gracias

Hi Katie, thanks for the guide on how to get used to a clipless shoes. I just started practicing it and will use some of the tips in the video to guide me. Take care!

This was so soothing 🥺 I tried once and got frustrated immediately and took them off and just got them back on and was so sad I fell. I’m excited to learn

Absolutely love your work. I have just begun my cycling journey and I am becoming addicted. Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge and passion. I have lost 6 kilo in 5 weeks and I am becoming addicted very quickly. Thank you again you made me go buy my first road bike this week. Now for the pedals.

Found myself here after buying my first set of road cycling shoes! Genuinely dreading it but now feeling a lot more confident! Thank you for the great video!

Ive been running Shimano SPD SL pedals the last 7 yrs. After watching your vlogs you inspired me to give the MTB SPD pedals a go. OMG why didn't I try these earlier. Love that I can walk around easy peasy with no chance of falling on my face. I did have some difficult getting a size 36 women's shoe with carbon sole, but BONT make a small MTB shoe for little tooties. Another positive I found to SPD pedals is I clip in so quick. Thats for the great vlogs Katie

Hi Katie,just discovered your vids on RU-vid.. as a new cyclist I'm finding your videos really informative & inspiring. Keep up the good work. I follow you on Strava & realised we cycle very similar areas around Manchester/Oldham/Rochdale.

I just installed my clipless pedals. So glad to have found this video today.

Another great video. I've been thinking about trying clipless for awhile.

Another very professional video Katie. I loved the outtakes! 😊 I replied to your comment on yesterday’s video, basically thanking you.

Another great advice video Katie, I have tried clipless pedals outside and found after falling off, and my poor sight, means I ride flat pedals for my safety. But I do use them on my indoor trainer, which I find perfect, faster than my road speed, less ache in the legs. Hoping next week to ride one of your routes Saddleworth , Holme moss and Glossop, with the increase in my wife's care package. This series of videos offer great info for beginners to long in the tooth riders like me, take care and keep well, Alan.

I've been using flats to be able to move around after two knee replacements. I watched your video yesterday on how to use lipless. Today I put on some clipless and practiced as you advised. My first ride today way great. I still need more experience, but I enjoyed them today. Thank you for your advice.

Took me about an hour learning on an empty velodrome going in circles. Another tip, do a few laps slowly with only one cleat clipped in, then repeat for the other side - helps if there's no traffic etc when you're learning, of course I made a video of it - by sundown I had got it ! A year later I rode 100km in the Bathurst B2B :)

This is wonderful. Excellent tips to get over the fear pf clipless pedals

So helpful! Just bought my first gravel bike! Thank you!!

Nice vid! I love your enthusiasm for the sport. My one and only clip out fall was pulling into a rest stop on a charity ride, I tipped over in front of HUNDREDS of people. Not one person reacted. I could *FEEL* them all thinking, "Been there... " :)

Love the outtakes you are doing at the end of your vlogs now 👍🏻😉🚴‍♀️

Thanks for advice, waiting on my new Canyon Grail AL whilst riding my sons TREK mountain bike, im "new" to cycling at 48. Im really enjoying watching your videos from Nhulunbuy NT Australia 🇦🇺

Good tips to get used to the clips, bought shoes in the off season and picked up some used SPD pedals that I’d love to try. Great scenery as well!

I am a new clipless rider and your videos are very useful. Thanks!

Road bike will be assembled today! Got a grassy field already picked out for practice. Great video!

Amazing timing Katie. I just got my first ever road shoes, pedals and cleats this morning!! Fitting them as we speak :)

Thanks! One thing I’ve found is that not all clipless pedals are the same wrt ease of unclipping even after adjusting the tension. I now ride with the Shimano SPDs on my road bike as I’ve found them the easiest to unclip especially when riding in traffic. They go a long way to raising riding confidence as my greatest fear is not being able to unclip in traffic and falling into the path of a vehicle.

Positive Comment: You were very kind to respond to an e-mail regarding a video from the past. Thanks for doing that! Cycling journey hasn't started yet. I'm hoping to get into cycling after I finish teaching summer school and have some money for the essentials - namely, I don't know...a bike (and kit...and shoes...and cleats...and...)

Great tips. I was in two minds on whether I should purchase cycling shoes with cleats. After watching this video and knowing the benefits, I think I’ll be purchasing some. I had a lovely ride to Bath last weekend. It was just lovely to be out riding and seeing all the people walking or riding around. The views was just beautiful and it was a lovely sunny day too. Thank you for the tips x

Katie! I love your videos and awesome content. I'm from Toronto and I started cycling back in July 2020 because of the pandemic. In Toronto, we have a bike-sharing program where could rent a bike for 30 mins per ride. I started to ride on those, then bought myself a hybrid bike in Aug, discovered that I wanted a road bike the whole time. Sold my hybrid and bought a second-hand road birk in Nov and haven't looked back since. Got a pair of Fiziks for Christmas and now getting used to riding with clipless pedals.

Just in time for my first ride with clipless pedals tomorrow morning. Just hope the practice against the wall pays off and all goes well reclipping at traffic lights

Really must try these, though they scare me! Your tips to practice first are valuable! Thanks Katie!

i'm about to start my cycling, would love to check out the ebook!

I'm buying my first proper bike in years, it's a gravel bike and I'm SOOOOO excited!!! Biking is so empowering and I can't wait to bike every day! 💜

Thanks Katie. Keep the video coming 👍

Great series Katie. As an epileptic cyclist clipless can be tricky, it always has to be my right foot down.

Nice one.. All the best for the new year gorgeous 🍻🎊🎉

For mixed terrain cycling I've recently switched to trekking pedals - Spd on one side flat on the other shimano T8000 XT. Mostly use the spd, but in built up areas, or cycling on uneven ground or alongside canals, I use the Flat side. Also means when I'm touring I can cycle in ordinary shoes if I'll be walking a fair bit during the day. Very happy with the choice.

Thank you for your video. Just bought my first pair of shoes and within the first 5 minutes of practicing I fell about 5 times lol cheers to learning something new

Just got my first SPD SLs and watching this video while tying to clip the shoe in while in my hand. Thanks Katie. :)

I wouldn’t be without cleats now. I found practice on my turbo before hitting the roads helped get used to riding with them. Backing the tension off also helped at first.

Ive just started cycling. I hated the idea of clipless and was definitely not going use them but I got them a week after my bike lol, 2 weeks later I couldn’t imagine not using them, its easy. I went mountain bike route of clipless for my road bike so I could walk in them and also use them on the flat side of my pedals for commuting and short rides. Highly recommended for beginners and commuters. Pedals Shimano M324 and SPD shoe.

loving the outtakes

It's also really important not to put your weight on the foot til it's definitely in. I took quite a few hits to the soft bits at the beginning from thinking I'd got it and then slipping off, especially with smooth plastic soles on SPD-SLs. Give it half a crank with just your clipped in leg, find the free pedal with your toe when it comes around to the top and then just kinda press your foot down with just your leg, rather than leaning your weight on it. Then, as soon as you hear the snap, you can dust those cars.

The (in)famous bus stop flop. I remember mine. I'd only been using clipless pedals for a few weeks. I unexpectedly came across some temporary traffic lights near my house. I tried to disengage my foot from the pedal and toppled over onto the road. Behind me was a van full of workmen and all I could hear was laughter as I got back up. No damage done, no injuries. But I was crimson with embarassment. I've never done it since.

I'm 51(a fairly fit 51🙄) and about to get biking. Always loved cycling back in the day... I'm gonna dive into the deep end and go clipless straight away. This video has given me confidence to chance it, thanks Katie 😬 Hopefully you don't see me soon at the traffic lights lying on my ass glued to my bike!! 👀🤣

Great collection of videos. I think everyone has at least one fall over when they forget to unclip when getting used to them. Quick look around hoping no one saw it. 😂😂

That was a really helpful Video Katie Thanks :)

3:29 Probably the best tip I've found on RU-vid. I modified this tip by using the clipped in side on where I would stop & start, trainer on the "hypothetical" always clipped in side. This way I practice clipping in, unclipping and most importantly leaning on the unclipped side.

Thanks for the tips. Ima newbie and can attest to falling more than once already trying to unclip and stopping.

Hi Katie thanks for info , I am at the place now where I was told all of the use of the cleaths but I am a bit scared because I was afraid of falling but you put it so nicely ride of passage I think I would give it a try not looking forward to falling though .

Similar happened to me when I first got my clipless. 2 instances, but now muscle memory kicks in and my left foot is now instinctively doing now. Still, even after a month and 300 miles on em; my right is still learning. Clipless are great though! And your videos are great too!

I've not been brave enough to use any clip in system. Just use big wide grippy pedals. Looks silly on a road bike and gets plenty of looks but it gives me the confidence to go anywhere.

😂😂 funny how this video was in my recommended; I fell off the bike today when I couldn’t clip off. Glad it was in my neighborhood and not on the main road.

fantastic inspirational videos. thank you . seems clipless are great unless overtightened. I may try magnetic pedals and go halfway...

I have been on like three ride with my clipless pedals and fell twice haha! not on the first ride because I was so concentrated on it ;) luckily nothing happened and I will keep trying it to hopefully also feel safer with it like you :D thanks for the videos

Love your videos , not full of over technical information, broken down well for anyone to understand . Your videos have been the influence for me to look in to Audax rides . Thank you

There's always the turbo to get used to pedals great vlog Katie xx

Hello Kate I am getting back to cycling after a break of 40 years I love you videos straight forward to understand no bs were can I buy your e book. Keep up the great work.

cant lie. Went out last weekend for the first time with clipless pedels. the screws worked loose and every time i tried to twist out i couldnt. somehow made it home and bailed onto the front lawn. safe to say ive screwed them extremely tight now

This was very informative and it was great Info for a beginner. Thanks

I have cycled Road Bike for quite awhile. Recently I just put on Clip Pedal but quite hard to use keep falling but thanks to this video I going to have a try to make me use to it

Great video! I've sent it to my sister who just started with mtb. Would like to give the ebook to her, sounds like it's full of practical tips! Btw. Where's your jersey from? Love the colour!

This video was very motivating... I'll try it next week :)

If you are going down the MTB/SPD route to clipless, I highly recommend Shimano SH56 SPD "Multi Release" Cleats for first timers, they have all the same advantages as the standard ones (maybe a little more "floaty") but they release if you forget and panic, by the time they have worn out you will be used to them and you will have a set of brand new standard cleats ready to fit (the ones that came with the pedals).

Same here-once in drive, once at an intersection. Very embarrassing. As you said, Rite of Passage... good video series!

Great vid. Wish I had watched something like this before I started riding clipless about a year ago. May have stopped the embarrassment of trying to get used to them. I think falling over makes you learn quicker😄.

Good morning Katie from an overcast Tasmania Australia this morning. Clipless pedals looks scary, I could see myself falling over when stopping a lot haha. Oh since I am completely new to cycling I would like to know why cyclist wear lycra. My friends have said omg your not going to be wearing lycra are you, and of course, I am overweight. I love the videos you are doing and also reading through peoples comments. I hope you and everyone has an awesome day. Oh my bike is now serviced and all is working well I am so happy. The bike shop was really good at explaining everything to me when I took my bike in for its first service yesterday. I still worried that I may not be able to get the back tyre off if I have to change a tube, time will tell.

Never too old. I am a lot older and haven’t yet mastered clipless, preferring the old style toe straps of my youth.

One other tip is to lightly kick the top of the pedal with your toe and then clip in. The toe tap will line up the pedal for you to clip in. If you watch closely you can see Katie doing then when she demonstrates on the road shoes.

"Much more safe" BOLD CLAIMS lol with threaded pins and proper shoes to ride in, no amount of water or dust is gonna make flat pedals unsafe. Beginners with clips and red lights, however... Lol Love the videos keep it up :D

Just got back into riding after 10 years or so at 60 yrs old have fallen twice and was thinking of going back to regular pedals until watching this video I will give it a little more time

Great video. I ordered spd pedals from REI to begin using at age 63.

Very informative video, filmed in a very picturesque scenery with a curious cow! Like the way explains. Makes me wanna ride my bike more often. Btw, using SPD-SL for aeons, I feel that LOOK is clear winner. More efficient, faster and cleats live longer with standard use.

I got my pedals and road shoes yesterday!! Am going to loosen the pedal a little as everyone has suggested in the comments.

As a new cyclist you’ve put my mind at ease!

Great advice for new users of clip less pedals. I have learnt one lesson, be prepared for anything and unclip in plenty of time and over unclip if necessary

When cycling as a teenager many years ago I invested in cages. I proudly set them up and used them happily, then one day thought it would be a good idea to put my foot in then tighten the straps having set off. Got to the top my my street where there was a T-junction tried to pull my foot out and realised what I had done and knew there was no time to reach down and loosen them before the junction. Got to the junction, stopped and the inevitable happened. Then I was in the ridiculous position of lying in the road whilst trying to reach the straps to release my foot and untangle myself from the bike. A hard lesson learned!! It's funny now all these years later but definitely not at the time. Happy Cycling.

Something to add on the SPD cleats, they do two models SH-51 & SH-56. The 51s only release with a twist of the ankle either outwards or inwards, the 56 versions are multi release and unclip at any angle apart from pulling up. This version is far better and I feel is much safer in the event of a crash & much more forgiving if you forget you're clipped in when coming to a stop.

Great advice. Clipless the best upgrade you can get but will need a few training rides. Like the suggestion with the trainer, if only I tried that 😀

Clipping in and riding for me was easy. However, it was the sudden stops, with an immediate unclip, that really got my attention. A couple embarrassing falls is all it took for me to sort that out.

I am fairly new to cycling. I love your videos and watch them when you post them. I have used clipless pedals but have fallen a few times trying to unclip. I now have had a full knee replacement for medical reasons. I am about to begin riding again but am very skeptical about using the clipless pedals again in fear of falling on the replacement knee again. Do you have any suggestions on how to lesson this fear?