Which side do you clip in on first? (Page 2)

I clip in on the right first and only unclip the right when I get off the bike...

I have also found that with the SPD-SL clips that it is VERY easy to pivot the cleat on the ground while waiting for a light and fall over (I have lots of experience in this area )...to correct this I just leave the left foot on the ground and lean the bike into my left leg...this forces you to keep the left foot planted to support the bike...works perfect

I clip in on the down hill side first.

I un-clip from the uphill side first.

I get on and off the bike from the uphill side.

If there is no hill than I get on and off whichever side I am closest to at the time.

I clip into the opposite side that I get on from.

I sometimes just hop on the seat and clip in both sides at once...

I sometimes un-clip both feet at once and jump clear of the bike, usually while crashing...

I once rode for over an hour with a turtle strapped to my head because I forgot a helmet.

I always clip the left foot in first when mounting and unclip the right first to dismount.  I don't think I have ever even experimented doing it any other way.  I think it goes back to the way I mounted a bike as a child.  I started standing on the left side of the bike and stepped down on the left pedal to get the bike rolling then swung the right leg over the seat, like mounting a horse.

TW

I don't have a preference but I rarely unclip just one(anymore) when stopped )

I visualize "Whirled Peas"

I clip in right first. When I stop, I put my left foot down. So when I start pedaling again, I am already half clipped in, and starting out a ride, it feels more natural to ride with my right foot already engaged.

Like others said, I would ignore the bike shop. Just pay attention to which foot you favor on the ground at a stop, and clip the other side first. The idea that you would fall to the clipped side is kind of silly. The only times I fallen, it's been because I was fully clipped in and too slow to realize I was stopping and then falling.

 To the left, to the left
To the left, to the left
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To the left, to the left

Always left side.

Right side-

because I follow the calvary method of always mounting from the left side of the horse, throwing your right leg over and putting it in first.