Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy
It was very confusing to read your post- talking about "clips and cleats" and not being able to wear normal shoes...
Clips are the "cages" you're talking about.
Clipless pedals do not have the "clips." Hence "clipless."
Flat pedals with clips allow you to use regular shoes and still have foot retention.
I haven't torn up any shoes using clips. Maybe I'm doing it wrong...
I guess toe clips is probably the term I should've used. Something similar to
THESE. I have SPD's on my Schwinn normally. But I definitely tore up a pair of canvas sneakers riding with the toe clips for a summer, which is what prompted me to move to a touring shoe with SPD.