Originally Posted by
Dheorl
If your pedaling at a higher cadence than people with platforms, that's because they haven't got a good pedaling technique, not because of their choice of pedals. Tbh I never feel like I'm going to slip of either. Also all this is your "feeling" meaning it is your opinion, not fact.
I'd also bet that you don't pull up all the time half as much as you think you do. And it doesn't make it more efficient, your muscles are still using the same amount of fuel to produce the same amount of power (assuming they are trained as well as the muscles you use to push, which I obviously can't really comment on, but in most people I'd expect they aren't). Once again I have no problem with feet coming off the pedals.
Woop de do, I can and have done hikes in the alps quite happily in the shoes I used for cycling, they are supremely comfortable for both that and cycling.
ok carry on with your superior platform pedals. I hear they'll be using platforms at the grand tours this year, because they gain no efficiency from clipless pedals.
as for the muscle comment. If you're just pushing down, you're using your quads and your hamstrings aren't doing anything. Muscles get fatigued eventually, if you split the load between more muscles then obviously they'll take longer to be fatigued.