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. Happened extremely fast, it was all into reptilian reflex. I certainly wouldn't had time with clipless. Pretty sure I would have fallen. Though it was low speed on a small icy and unplowed street and I had made room with cars anticipating a possible fall but still. That's why i prefer platform pedals.
Funny, the same thing happens to me with clipless pedals. I'll belatedly notice that the driver in front of me is not paying attention to the green light, and one of my feet is unclipped and on the ground before I realize it. Reptilian reflex, I guess.