Originally Posted by
gl98115
Track cyclists are a pretty conservative bunch when it comes to equipment. This reminds me of the arguments 20 yrs ago when people started riding clipless pedals on the track. It was velodrome dependent for a while whether you could use them.
Of course, I ride clinchers as well, so don't listen to me.
I agree.
And I would venture to guess that clipless pedals from 20 years ago weren't very secure by modern standards. I've used some old LOOK pedals and they were fine for road, but I would yank out of them on the track.
Trackies seemed to quickly adopt aluminum and carbon frames when those respectively became the norm.