You said the benefits outweigh the disadvantages such as falling over (which I have never seen anyone do yet, but I'm just starting to get into bicycling recreationally for fitness so far). What are the benefits?
I'm assuming these are special shoes with a bracket on them that "clip" into a bracket on the pedal? I do notice my shoes tend to slip in closer to the pedal arms as I go. Probably clippy shoes would fix that.
But I also don't yet understand how I'm supposed to be comfortable pedaling with the balls of my feet instead of having my foot center on the pedal...
Not to derail your thread here, just curious. The various stories are certainly entertaining.