Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Platform pedals are most practical and easiest to use for urban/city commuting. My foot has never slipped off the pedals... I also like to use toe clips with straps on my fixed gear bikes. Toe clips/straps give you the same performance as clipless, and you can wear whatever shoes you want. For everyday commuting which involves very frequent stops and dismounts clipless offers no advantages, my toe clips/straps are adjusted just tight enough to get benefits of foot retention but loose enough to pull my shoe out quickly.
Originally Posted by
acidfast7
Second smarted post I have seen in a long time on BF.
But what if you ride fixed and don't like toe clips?
It's not like I haven't given them a chance. I've had them on 3 separate bikes. I find clipless much easier to get into. And I have a platform on the other side of the pedal on my fixed gear so if I don't want to deal with special shoes, I don't need to. Yes, I know. Some people don't like "campus" pedals. I do.
I will agree that in most situations any performance benefits from clipless on short to medium commutes is probably not worth it. But you may want clipless pedals for other reasons like I do, though there's plenty of days I stick to platforms.
And honestly I could care less what somebody halfway across the world does on their commute. There are people I see in my own town who've made completely different choices than I have. I've certainly tried several different types of pedals and ridden a bunch of different types of bikes. I ride what I like.
I had a neighbor from the Netherlands. He was a good friend, but eventually he moved back because he wanted to raise his kids around his family. Anyway, his commute was shorter than mine, but do you know what he rode to work while he lived here? A Honda Civic.