Originally Posted by
Rowan
The one thing that hasn't been discussed in the pedal retention debate is centrifugal force. I suspect that it is the reason why pedal retention becomes important at much higher cadences because the higher speed of the foot/leg mass results in a tendency for the foot to fly away from the pedal.
Yeah, I always laugh when people say clipless pedals "teach you to pedal in a circle". More likely they make it unecessary to learn that skill, as the cleat does it for you - keeps your foot on the pedal when it otherwise it would fly off and leave the circle.