Originally Posted by
noglider
Someone should mention -- so I will -- that the vast majority of people who ride bikes use plain old pedals with no foot retention, and it's fine for them. The high fraction of us who use cleats or toe clips reflects the fact that this is a bike forum, full of people who are all about bikes and getting the most out of them.
That makes sense. I was starting to feel like the odd person out because I have clips on my "play" bike, and plain pedals on my "working" bikes.