Originally Posted by
justkeepedaling
So if I do a lot of high cadence high power sprints, and slip off with platform pedals, am I losing power? What would you recommend? What if I ride in the wet? What does a powermeter say then?
For sprinting and racing, I recommend clipless. I use clipless. I am NOT anti-clipless.
Go back to my first post in this thread,
#52 . I explicitly stated several advantages of clipless. One of them was "staying attached to the pedals when applying lots of power."
At no point in this thread, have I stated that clipless causes any problems, or reduces power output, or are somehow more dangerous.
The points I'm trying to make are much more specific:
• Foot retention does not increase power to the drivetrain.
• Foot retention does not fix a poor pedal stroke.
• The data is very clear: You don't apply power on the upstroke.
• The advantages of foot retention are about control and ride feel.