Originally Posted by LóFarkas
Are you a messenger? Maybe clipless wouldn't work for me either if there's a lot of walking to do. But more probably it would. I've been commuting to school for two years now in clipless MTB shoes, wearing them all day every day without a problem. My knees are pretty screwed up from running etc, but clipless shoes cause no discomfort at all. Mine are Adidas Synclines, but Minnrets and the El Moro are pretty similar, as are a dozen other shoe models from Shimano and Specialized, etc.
Nope. I'm not a messenger, I'm a lighting guy. My load-in days are long, stupid, and involve lots of walking around on icky concrete floors, sometimes while carrying big dumb heavy cables. I'll happily give up a bit of pedaling efficiency to keep my knees happy for the parts of the day that I don't spend on the bike.
I've been perfectly happy with clips and straps for the past 17 years, and don't really see a need to switch at this point - four of the bikes have clips and straps, and the two cruisers have platforms.
Enjoy your clipless pedals - I'm happy with what I've got.