Originally Posted by
wphamilton
The weather is still unpleasant but as promised I did try it out today. Left velcro foot and right platform, only about a half hour's worth of riding. So here's the report, such as it is.
I admit, fredly novice that I am, that I've never used clipless so I don't have much to compare against but I did enjoy the feeling of being solidly rooted to the pedal.
Pulling off feels like your feet have been sucked down by a foot of mud, kind of weird and slow.
Regardless of the defects I think I'll rig up the other pedal and roll with it for awhile.
I didn't realize that you haven't used a commercially available clipless pedal. You really should try one. My concern with your idea is in a crash you won't separate from the bike. No point in getting beat up by the asphalt and the bike too.
But forge on and don't let the herd stand in your way.