Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,338
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I tried toe clips way back when I was 14, and I swore I would never ride without them again.
Click-in cleats came around in the 80s, and it was another upgrade for me. First I used Look, then SPD.
I own lots of bikes. All of them are SPD-equipped except for two of them. Two have dual-purpose pedals, flat on one side and SPD on the other side. One (my street fixed-gear bike) has toe clips. My old English three-speed bike has flat pedals.