Originally Posted by Aeroplane
Bull****. There are preferences, and I remember there being a fairly heated argument about how "dangerous" it was to ride clipless, but for the most part, a LOT of people manage to ride fixed clipless. I like it a lot.
The heated argument (and some good information on clipless vs. clips and straps) can be found here:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=161027