Originally Posted by
dcrowell
No foot-retention: dangerous because your feet could slip off the pedals causing your soft parts to hit the top tube
as you lose control of your bike, you get the extra added bonus of scraping your shin on the pedal. So first you get a nasty pain in your shin and then get run over by a dump truck. Clipless or die, that's what I say
I've amazed myself at how fast I can get out of being clipped in when I'm panicking. Granted, there sometimes is a little cursing, but that happens anyway