Rich, I wouldn't worry about converting folks. Even Jesus couldn't save the world. I think he rides clipless sandals.

I've been preaching clipless for years. But hipsters think that MKS pedals (and Brooks saddles) are the bee's knees. Apparently no other cycling subculture (except vintage) got the memo.

Hey, I think a set of MKS RX-1s with some nice double straps is a beautiful thing...to look at. Not to ride. I've had MKS + double straps before, so I'm not one to dis before trying. But I'll take my Ultegra SPD-SLs with my Sidi Genius 5s for racing or my TIME ATACs with my Nike Kato IIIs for around town over ANY double strap setup. You couldn't pay me to ride them.

I race with what we would call a hipster at the velodrome. He rides a kilo TT (with a purple chain) with MKS sylvans. The dude is fast. But he could be much faster. I told him only once to get clipless to get faster. I won't again until we are racing in different divisions.

After Tuesday's races he was like, "Man I saw you take off and I wanted to go with you but I couldn't keep up." I was like, "Really? Damn."