Who knows. Maybe one day I will adopt clipless , not for all of my cycling but at least for some of my biking trips...I am already used to riding with foot retention by using toe clips and straps so I feel comfortable being attached to my bike. I bet a transition from toe clips to clipless would be very easy for me...I can fully understand why people who have longer commuting distances would prefer clipless. I do notice an increase in efficiency and performance and climbing hills is easier with foot retention.