Originally Posted by
thump55
But you will. Use them for a while. Get your new pedaling muscles built up, get used to them, and then try going back to platforms. THAT is when you will see how much better clipless has made you. You may not think you are pulling up on the pedals, but when you go back and try platforms, you will be pulling your foot off the pedal. That's when you can tell clipless is much, much better.
And then once you learn how to ride a bike again with flat pedals you realize it isn't such a big deal. Clipless is a tool that you can use to do things better but it won't make you better if don't know how to take advantage. I think most people don't really know and they ride clipless cuz road bike and everybody else is.