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Old 02-18-15 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by TransitBiker
Do you feel platform pedals are safer than clipped/clipless/toe cage pedals? I feel they are after seeing so many crashes on youtube. I feel it may make the crash worse for the bike as well if it stays attached to you.

Opinions/anecdotes?

- Andy
Working with just as much objective data, I could say that crashes with regular pedals don't "make the news", so YouTube clips would skew in the direction of people who want to malign foot retention.
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