Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
For anyone with basic bike handling skills the risk of having a clipless moment is akin to the risk of riding without training wheels. I've never come close to having a clipless moment and I never will.
Tight clip straps and the first generation Look pedals caught me off guard a couple of times, but I agree, SPDs with reasonably light tension don't really require any more effort to unclip than the desire to put ones foot down. Maybe there's some cheap pedals out there that work poorly?
I actually still have the first generation Look pedals, but the shoes are long gone, and I have no desire to use them anyway.
Its kinda interesting, the obviously blind enthusiasm some have for their personal preferences, and the need for it to be beyond reproach. Equally interesting are those who refuse to see any virtue in options they don't like, even to the point declaring it dangerous.
My favorite, the oh so compelling and entertaining statements impugning the intelligence of those who dare to see both sides.