but those diminishing returns are completely a matter of personal perspective.

i've done plenty of bike riding on platforms and i've done plenty of bike riding on SPD pedals.

i've ridden bikes both ways; i haven't been "conned" by marketing or peer-pressure or other BF'ers.

i simply would much rather be locked on to the pedal for any kind of bike riding that's more than a mile or so. i just like it better. it's as simple as that.

if i prefer item A over item B, then the cost for procuring A over B may well be worth it for me if my preference for it is strong enough (and in this case it most definitely is).




and FWIW, in 11 years of daily SPD bike commuting, i've never clicked around any grocery stores either (and i've been in plenty of grocery stores over that stretch).