I'm 13 and I want to eventually get into racing. I do a lot of cycling around the city and I enjoy it very much. It didn't take me too long to realise how much I was losing out on buy running platform pedals on my road bike. It annoyed me every time I saw someone with spd's zoom past me with half the effort (ok maybe not half the effort). So during the summer I decided to start saving up to buy a good pair of clipless pedals for my bike. But now I've run into a huge problem. My dad thinks clipless pedals are dangerous, and said that I can't use them. I know their not, but what ever he says, goes. Theres nothing I can do to change his mind . Even showing him that 9/10 cycling blogs, forums and websites recommend them makes no different. It took a year of convincing for him to let me cycle on the road. It took these kind of articles to change his mind.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8197430.stm
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...on-pavement.do

The situation is really winding me up. If I sprint, I have to use high gears to get to anywhere near 25mph before my feet slip off the pedals. I'm 90% sure he woun't be pleased by the idea of toe clips or power grips. I can't figure out why.

Any Ideas of what I could do?