Originally Posted by
John_V
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Also, you can take off from a start without the need to have one foot clipped in. I often just put the cleat ahead of the pedal and kickoff. It's just as fast as having one foot clipped in and I can get both cleats in the pedal before the end of the first full turn of the crank. I'm sure this isn't the normal or recommended way of kicking off, but it's the way I learned to do it and it has been working great for me.
When I first put my foot on a pedal it clips in. Why would I want to put the cleat ahead of the pedal, go around once and then clip in? If that works for someone that's all good but by that time I'm in both cleats and pedaling. It doesn't seem to be an advantage to me.