If you don't use clipless, you are missing half of your pedaling stroke. If that doesn't bother you, use what you want; it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
Pulling up on one pedal while you press down on the other eventually becomes second nature. Most people who use clipless long enough to be doing that correctly, have a very tough time going back to platforms, where trying to pull will lift your foot off the pedal instantly. Those who never start using clipless are perfectly used to only pressing down, so if they never want the more efficient pedaling stroke, and never get the urge to switch to clipless, who's to say they should?
Last edited by Bud Bent; 04-16-07 at 10:05 AM.