Originally Posted by
Ken Cox
In my humble opinion, those who ride with clips and straps do so for fashion reasons and not for practicality.
Well, that is not me. If you knew me, you would know that fashion plays nothing in my life. Now saying that, I ride clipless most of the time. But, there are two bikes that I ride with clips and one with powergrips, the rest of my bikes are clipless.
The reason I ride non-clipless is because I am not a flashy guy. I don't like the looks of clipless shoes, so when I go out, I wear simple white leather sneakers. I want simple shoes that I can easily walk in. If I am commuting, I have shoes at work to put on, if I am going for a bike ride, I will wear clipless, if I am meeting friends at a bar, etc. or going shopping, I will wear my simple white sneakers and use a bike with the clips or powergrips. I just don't care to wear clipless shoes when off of the bike.