Originally Posted by
TromboneAl
Does it bother anyone else that "clipless" could logically also refer to bare platform pedals? There are no clips there.
Also, "clipless" pedals have clips. From the dictionary, a clip is "1.a device that grips and holds tightly."
"Clipless pedals" is a bicyling-specific term that only makes sense if you understand that they do employ a pedal/shoe retention device. "clipless" only refers to an absence of toe clips.
The language police should have forbidden the use of this term many years ago. Even if it made some sense in the late-1980's, it just confuses folks today.