It's a fair question! Even more important, I respect the desire to have a "hot" bike that you can jump on without cycling shoes or lycra. I happen to love SPD cleats, and I have a medical reason for preferring them, but I own lots of bikes, and I keep one bike with toe clips for just this reason. Sometimes I just want a quick ride in whatever I'm wearing.

As for sexy, it's hard to say. I suppose those triangular pedals could be called sexy, but they make me cringe. That's because for some reason, they give me tremendous foot pain. I haven't figured out why, but it doesn't matter. My favorite pedals that take toe clips are the old fashioned rat trap or touring pedals. I can't ride quill pedals because my feet are so wide that the quill jabs the middle of my foot.