Originally Posted by
erig007
My front wheel skipped yesterday. Hopefully, i barely had enough time to put my foot on the ground from my platform pedal. It was all into reptilian reflex. I certainly wouldn't had time with clipless. I would have fallen. Though it was low speed.
And that is the thing. It seems to me you have to be riding really slow for there to be any advantage to platforms. In a crash, your feet will release from clipless. And in most non crash situations, releasing from clipless is almost instantaneous, except for the rare situation where your cleats come loose, which is why checking the tightness of your cleats should be a part of your pre ride checklist.