Originally Posted by nocoins
What do you mean by "regular pedals"? I have clips and straps on my fixie (because I use it everyday and like to wear regular shoes) and I can skid just fine. I was riding with a bunch of other fixie riders last night and they said that it is EASIER for them to skid with clipless pedals because there is less of a "stretch" to the straps. but since I have always had clips and straps I really dont know the difference. I dont have a problem skidding with clips and straps. If you are talking about flats though, I know its POSSIBLE but difficult since you would have to put a lot DOWN on the pedals.
I guess I should have specified. Regular pedals refers to pedals with clips and straps. I was also refering to skipping, and not skidding. I used to ride my bike with platforms, and skidding is quite possible, but skipping requires that you unweight the back wheel and lift it off the ground, which is something I can only do with the use of clipless pedals. I was hoping that maybe I wasn't skipping properly, but only lifting the back wheel up and putting it back to the ground when I rode with clipless, and that there is a bit more technique I'm missing that would allow it to be done with clips and straps.