Originally Posted by
Dheorl
No, your not attached to your bike, but if I don't slide/bounce of wet downhill mountain bike courses, your not going to bounce off on the road. The fact your not attached with platforms does reduce the number of possibilitys of comedy on the bike. And yes, you can walk around in clipless shoes, but it's not as comfy as shoes to go with platform pedals.
There is the thing about pulling up, which yes, if your sprinting in competition is good, otherwise it's got no advantage over platforms
AFAIK.
And who are you comparing me to?
Alan Bike Houston
He would rail against clipless ... that only Tour de France riders should use them. The rest of us will suffer a miserable, disfiguring future of ruined knees if we even think of using clipless pedals. They are the devil's tool to ruin mankind. Basically, he doesn't like them, so no one else should ever use them.
I race, but if I never race again, I will always use clipless for all the benefits previously mentioned.
The only exception being riding while taking my dog for a walk around the neighborhood or such similar type ride.