well i have had both. i never could seem to get the hang of skidding and skipping with clips/straps, but then again i never took off the break. now i ride with eggbeaters and can almost do a fully weighted skid so i feel comfortable. its just that i was bombing down this street a few days ago, had to do an emergency stop and one cleat popped out the eggbeater. after the near death experience, i have started considering going back to clips.