Originally Posted by
GriddleCakes
I tried skate style clipless shoes,
What are those?
Originally Posted by
GriddleCakes
I picked up a pair of
these this summer
Do they have a stiff sole, i.e. some kind of bike-friendly rigidity? The specs I saw only speak about their traction but they seem to suggest they're bike oriented.
Originally Posted by
GriddleCakes
If you like your clipless setup, great! Ride what you want to ride. But don't try and convince others that they need clipless to ride.
I hope the only convincing going on is that there's no enduring reason to be
scared of clipless, only a low but existent and (usually) finite hurdle for adoption. Shoe choice is one of the great reasons to use platforms. Particularly boots for deep winter, but many others as you point out.
I do think there's equal invective on both sides of the alleged convincing -- pro- and anti- clipless. To each his own, preferably fully informed.