Originally Posted by
meanwhile
You seem to be easily confused: the article says that clipless have advantages, defines them, and then suggests that for most riders - who aren't daily racoon hoppers or uphill sprinters - these benefits aren't that relevant. This called "balance". Most people don't consider it a flaw.
You state that we "know" that no one pulls up on the pedals, and then the article you posted states that in some conditions people can use foot retention to pull up on the pedals. Hmm, who's easily confused?
So in your daily riding, you don't:
ride in slippery conditions
sprint
hop the bike
climb
I'd venture that most people in this forum do these pretty regularly.
It's silly to imply the benefits of clipless being a myth and then recommend alternate means of foot retention to achieve the same benefits.