How To Unclip From Pedals Video

For beginner cyclists, unclipping from your pedals may be concerning. In this cycling video, learn how the pros unclip from their pedals.

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Clip foot out at 12 o'clock position
Drop heel & twist
Unclip 1 foot at a time

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Kevin Livingston is a former professional cyclist who successfully rode and completed six Tour de France races as a teammate of Lance Armstrong. Kevin now focuses on Training and Coaching through his company, Pedal Hard Training Services in Austin,TX.

KEVIN LIVINGSTON: Hi. I'm Kevin Livingston. Now we're going to look at unclipping or getting out of your pedal. We're going to have to use our imagination a little here. Let's imagine I'm clipped in on both sides rolling down the road. As I approach my stop or prepare my stop, the foot that I'm going to clip out I'm going to have in a 12 o'clock position. It's very key that when I go to clip out that I drop my heel and twist from my heel and not from toe box, because if I try to pull out from my toe I'm going to stay engaged and I'm not going to be able to disengage from the pedal. Very important, drop your heel and twist from your heel to disengage so as I drop my heel I can disengage. My other foot will still be engaged and I'll extend my leg, not totally straight, slight bent in the knee, and as I come to a stop, I'll gently fall down on that foot and come to stop. My other foot will still be clipped in. So the foot that's still clipped in, I applied the same method. I could bring it up to 12 o'clock. It would be more natural and try to leave it in the down position, drop my heel, disengage from the heel. If I try to pull from the toe box I'm not going to be able to disengage, I'm going to be stuck. Drop your heel, twist from your heel. So probably the most important when disengaging is that you drop and twist from your heel, not pull from your toe box from you toes. This will allow you to disengage, get that foot out and feel comfortable out coming to a stop.

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