In my efforts lately to exercise more and be more green, I've been using my bike for commuting and for errands whenever possible. My bike has been in storage for a few years, and truthfully the last time I used it was for the triathlon I did in 2004. I had used the bike as-is when I bought it, including the horrid cage pedals that the manufacturer put on it. Since I have been riding a lot more, I quickly got fed up with the cage pedals and opted to buy a set of clipless pedals and riding shoes. Today was the first day I got to try out the new pedals and man was I excited!
I woke up this morning raring to go. And the start of my day went a little like this:
Me: Oh my! I am excited to try my new clipless pedals! Life is grand!
Pedals: *evil laugh*
Me: *Oblivious* La, la la! Here I gooooo! *Promptly crashes into a building*
Building: Ouch.
Me: Whoops! Let me try that again! Wheeeee here I go again (on my own)!! *Forgets how to unclip, panics, tips over*
Concrete: Hello, helmet. Nice to meet you.
Helmet: Likewise. I have a feeling we'll be seeing each other again.
Pedals: *evil laugh*
End scene.
So yeah, the clipless pedals. They have won the battle, but I'll win the war. I've already gotten scores of advice from people I've told about this regarding keeping one foot unclipped until I get used to them. Well the sad part is, I only had one foot clipped in... my brain just forgot that I had another foot to use for stabilization and down I went. The other sad part is that the building I crashed into is our next door neighbor (roughly 3 feet from where I started) and the second place I crashed was on the corner (another 4 or 5 feet down).
But let it be known, that this is not the end. It is NOT. The. End.
In retrospect, I secretly hope I looked like this:
Because that would make me giggle. And Wayne's World is the best movie ever made.
I woke up this morning raring to go. And the start of my day went a little like this:
Me: Oh my! I am excited to try my new clipless pedals! Life is grand!
Pedals: *evil laugh*
Me: *Oblivious* La, la la! Here I gooooo! *Promptly crashes into a building*
Building: Ouch.
Me: Whoops! Let me try that again! Wheeeee here I go again (on my own)!! *Forgets how to unclip, panics, tips over*
Concrete: Hello, helmet. Nice to meet you.
Helmet: Likewise. I have a feeling we'll be seeing each other again.
Pedals: *evil laugh*
End scene.
So yeah, the clipless pedals. They have won the battle, but I'll win the war. I've already gotten scores of advice from people I've told about this regarding keeping one foot unclipped until I get used to them. Well the sad part is, I only had one foot clipped in... my brain just forgot that I had another foot to use for stabilization and down I went. The other sad part is that the building I crashed into is our next door neighbor (roughly 3 feet from where I started) and the second place I crashed was on the corner (another 4 or 5 feet down).
But let it be known, that this is not the end. It is NOT. The. End.
In retrospect, I secretly hope I looked like this:
Because that would make me giggle. And Wayne's World is the best movie ever made.
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2 comments:
I can imagine this! I mean, I had a similar experience when I was younger, lol. I don't like clipped pedals anymore.
Definitely used to make fun of Hubby's ex-girlfriend, Stacy, with Wayne's World lines.
'Tis the best movie e'er made.
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