Originally Posted by
bhop
Not for me. I tried the toe clips that came with my bike and it was difficult to get in and out with my regular shoes. Flipping the pedal to get your foot in with toe clips is more of a hassle than just sticking your cleat in a clipless pedal. Plus there's the whole circular motion with clipless. If I tried that with toe clips, my foot would just slide out the back.
+1
After using toe clips for a decade or more, and two different pairs on my current bike, moving to clipless is like night and day. There's more power in the clipless system, and it's much easier to use. My speed has definitely gone up ( probably by around 20 % ) at the same heart rate, compared to using toe clips.