Originally Posted by
madpogue
Even on a bike that might have originally been built up with them?
That would have to be an extremely crooked ankle, one that would never allow using clips. Actually, a crooked ankle or any other conformation that results in one's feet not pointing straight ahead is a good case for clipless. With a proper cleat fitting by a professional, each cleat can be set at an angle that compensates for the angle of the foot, resulting in a position on the pedal that's more natural for the rider.
Its very crooked in all directions, fore, aft, laterally, horizontally and oscillates in a couple different orbits.
I broke the left tibia 3/4 of an inch from the end in the thickest part of the ankle that did not get set when I was 14 on... yep, a bike, also at 3 on a tricycle.
As the other post states, I ride with everything just a bit loose to corral my feet, no cleats, just shoes with some traction.
Again, never raced, don't really get after it, got nothing for hills but can ride all day long at my pace and commute about 300 mi. a month so it suits me well, always has.
AND as I also stated, the aesthetic of clipless is a deal breaker by itself, they wouldn't happen for me no matter what.
I do get it and absolutely do not begrudge anyone for using them and obviously anyone who actually rides hard benefits greatly from them and they are a big streamline at the end of the day.
If they were in the transition period then all's fair and I would default to clips and straps. Period correct during that time were mostly clunky and even more fugly IMO so there's that.
At the end of the day it doesn't matter what others think for us, we're going to go with what we like for whatever reason we choose or necessitates it for us.
