>>>>Help me out here folks, please. Opinion and anecdotes...... thank you. <<<<<<<

You've gotta know by now that we are ALL walking on eggshells here...ALL THE TIME!!!!! I'm very sensitive to people jabbing at me, so I've made good use of the "IGNORE" feature over the years.

Anyway, it's been so long since I read the original post that I can't even remember the premise. Something about platform pedals vs. other kinds. I ride platforms with those big, plastic mountain bike cages around them. Are those called "toe clips?" I don't even know. I try taking them off about once a year to simplify my ride as much as possible, but I always end up putting them back on. They seem to give me more pedal power when I'm climbing or when I need to get to a toilet really fast. That's it. They're staying on...or they're coming off. Whatever.