Originally Posted by jrowedc
DocJ, it's not at all about culture, but rather about what is practical. I came to fixed gear from road bikes, and I ride track bikes for training as much as for transportation. And whether training or riding in the city, I love being able to walk in street shoes. I also love the way nice clips and straps feel. Yes, they are expensive, but then so are the very best clipless systems (even more so when you take into account the shoes required).
I have bikes with clipless and strapped pedals for "training" and screwing around town, so I know exactly what you're saying and I agree, but my point is that this particular question posted on this particular forum will surely attract a predictably different answer than it would on some other forums based on the very real cultural identities that the individual forums tend to exhibit. Cultural qualities are, of course, usually formed out of distinct practicality/necessity.