Read it before, and I still think it's stupid. He's selling the *Rivendell Bicycle Works* image, and his whole retro-chic world would collapse if he said that clipless pedals -- hell, any kind of foot retention -- were a good thing.

I've tried "rat trap" platforms, I've tried clips with straps, I've tried BMX pedals, I've tried clipless, I've tried half-clips, I've tried rubber platforms. Out of all of those, I like clipless the best.

But then again, if I count when I got my first bike, I've still got about eight years until I reach the 40+ years of experience that Grant has. Maybe I'll change my mind by then.