Originally Posted by
granto
Also, plain platforms are dangerous; I found that out the hard way after slipping off the front of my pedal and eating sh*t.
'Plain' platforms, maybe. Decent BMX style platforms hold your feet better than platforms with clips and straps when pulling back, but lack the 'up' stroke... in reality, both work about the same unless you are talking about the old-style racing toe clips which were used with dedicated shoes with cleats.
Originally Posted by
granto
On the contrary, they're about as simple as it gets. I don't even think about it- I got used to them just like you get used to locking into your eggbeaters. And, since it inevitably turned into a discussion of pedal religion: I will never go clipless. I just want to hop on and off a bike in the shoes I'm in, and to be perfectly honest, I think dudes walking around in clipless shoes are super dorky.
I think people riding with clips and straps in street shoes are dorky, so I guess we're even. I used to use toe-clips and straps and I agree they get pretty easy to use with practice. However, they never get as easy to use as clipless.