I can pull up just as good with toe-clips/straps as with clipless. No damage to shoes. No flipping the pedal (my steel clips make the pedal hang nearly vertically, not upside-down. So there's a simple "half-flip" where I push back slightly on the vertical edge of the pedal and slip my foot in). I like being able to ride all day in ordinary shoes. Or actual boots for my cold feet in the winter.