Originally Posted by
cyccommute
While you might have a heart warming story to tell, you aren't answering ChloeSnow's question. She didn't ask about clipless vs platform. Her "question" was more about technique than about equipment.
The highly agressive...and not moderately dangerous...spikes on the pedals have nothing to do with the "grippiness" of the shoe/pedal combo? But, again, this isn't about what you do.
ChloeSnow seems to prefer clipless. 'Nough said.
Blah, Blah , Blah… Sometimes it's just not "worth" it to work a certain "technique" for said positive results... Who really cares about a 1/10 of a second gain in commuting times, versus the "dangers" or falling over because you need to stop every block, or when a vehicle cuts you off, riding the bike instead of riding the bike 20, 30 40+... miles in a race without encountering a single stop sign or a red light, or vehicle, I propose you would actually loose time, maybe even a noticeable time, with every stop, un-clipping, and with every start clipping in, I believe I have seen 100s of people taking 2, 3 4, revolution's to finally clip in and start riding their bikes after a stop like normal...
