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Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
(quoting: Originally Posted by mickey85: Mainly, my first reason is my main reason against clipless pedals (and bike kit clothing, and saddles requiring a chamois, etc) - if I own a bike, I want to be able to go to the garage and hop on. I don't want to have to put on special shoes, swap out my underwear, and don a special shirt. What's the point? To that end, Brooks and toe clips all the way, for me....)
+1
When I bought my first lightweight road bike almost 40 years ago transportation was its main function. I had to be "normal" when I got to were I was going. I still think this way. I ain't sayin' that clipless has no advantage at all, but there is no reason compelling enough to make me act differently.
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