Originally Posted by
jefnvk
People are clueless on a whole lot of things, I think is the safe assumption! Seems to be quite a bit of "knowledge" that gets out there, that folks take as the gospel truth once it has been heard.
Even in your situation, what sense would it make to ask if you have knee pain? The logical person would assume if you did, you would change the situation causing it, not just suffer through because you loved platforms so likely there was no issue.
I think the assumption was (on the few occasions where people brought it up) was that I was running the 'platforms' because I had knee issues because it is a little odd looking I guess. It's not like they were being dicks, they just seemed genuinely curious about it. The reality is that I just like being able to ride to the supermarket or work on whatever bike I feel like without changing shoes. That and hopping up on park benches etc. is a little less sketchy when you're not clipped in.