Originally Posted by
alan s
Neanderthals used to strap pedals to their feet with animal gut, but since the bike wasn't yet invented, the idea didn't really take off. The modern pedal should therefore be referred to as "gutless" IMHO.
I need to see some sort of historical reference for this. I'm pretty sure the Neanderthals used animal hide such as leather or reptile skins. That would have held up much better to varying weather conditions compared to guts.
If I'm right, I submit we should rename "clipless" pedals to "skinless" pedals. This has an added benefit of also describing the knees of first-time users of such pedals.