Originally Posted by
vincentpaul
clipping or clicking in certainly adds to riding experience for meany people and it provides employment to a lot of designers, manufacturers and retailers. Feel free to do it.
It also keeps you from slipping off the pedals in extremely foul weather. I ride in blizzards. (Or, at least, I used to, until I started needing to haul preschoolers in a trailer.)
I have Eggbeaters on my road bike because I already owned them from the all-weather commuting hybrid I'd just sold, and FUNN Soljam Vipers on my current commuting bike.
I'm not crazy about the Eggbeaters. I love the Vipers. OK, they occasionally puncture my shin, but my affection remains undaunted.