Originally Posted by
jamawani
I've been touring for 30 years and I am convinced that the rate of knee problems increased dramatically with the rise of clipless pedals for touring. Not only that, but it's another example of paying a lot more for specialized equipment that has only one functional use. More power - or maybe not that much more power - to those who want to tour clipless. But I don't.
I believe that there may be something to that, but blame it on poorly set up cleats. I believe that, in general, clipless is no danger to the knees if the cleat position and angle are carefully set up. I'd even go further and say that for many it might even reduce knee problems.
BTW, I also think that very little float is needed if the cleats are set up properly.