Do you have clipless pedals?
 

Just curious on how many go clipless

I certainly prefer clipless but I might add a bike with flat pedals to better facilitate those trips out for dinner & other social occasions where I'd prefer to be in street clothes.

I like toe clips for their versatility. I can jjump on any bike with what ever shoes I am wearing and go, yet I am locked in enough that I don't fear slipping off the pedal.

I do have one bike set up with a large platform petal, it makes riding with flip flops a lot easier.

Have? YES, but I can't answer this perfectly, because it depends on the use and my mood. I swap back and forth. In the city and commuting I use flat. For riding distances around /over 50km's I swap to clipless.

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Yes always clipless for me, Can't ride without but if I only rode around town it would be less hassle using platforms but since I only ever pass through the city I don't ever use them.

i use toe clips and straps because i just don't ride but walk, get coffee, lunch etc. with the straps pretty tight my asics kayano shoes are super light, soft and certainly don't slip. i see clipless as a waste of money unless you race.

I switched sometime last year and I love them. I still ride platforms on my MTB but my Hybrid/City trail bike has the clipless. The first few times I tried it, I thought, huh, so? But then I decided to keep them on longer and now I really like them. Maybe I just got used to them. I use MTB pedals with recessed cleats (Speedplay Frogs) so I can walk around when I'm off the bike.

For performance riding where I never dismount, I prefer clipless

If I want to get off and walk around, I prefer flat pedals

Its nice to have a bike you can just grab and use; this usually means full rigid, flat pedals, and igh drive or single speed

I used to: 1971 to about 1996, clips-and-straps; 1996 to 2011, SPD; 2011 to present nuttin. I like just platform pedals better for my purpose.

I've been using platforms, plastic clips, no straps for a while now. Decent retention without the mandatory membership in Club Tombay.

Yes,
But I was rather late adopting clipless.

I rode with toeclips for the last 35 years or so. Then, in 2014, I started doing a bit more, and different riding and decided to take the clipless plunge. After eons of toeclip use, the clipless were easy to transition into.

Clips and their required shoes can KMA. Platforms forever for me, thanks.

Gotta get off my lazy arse and install those toeclips I have, onto my platform pedals.

Just don't trust myself to not fall over in an embarrassing and maybe even dangerous situation with clipless.

Mind you I am not doing 50Km rides.

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Clipless on my Roubaix and platforms for my Sirrus. For clips, I use Crankbrothers Candy's. I like to walk normally when I get off the bike :)

I use my hybrid for commuting and fun, and occasional errands...I have dual sided pedals...spd one side, flat other side...casual looking spd shoes that lol like hiking shoes...i can clip in or not, eve use plain shoes, with no bike modifications. I'm happy with my setup.

Nope don't use clipless at all. I only ride in the city and way too many stops and stops.

Poll doesn't mention DP's- clips on one side, flat on the other. I have Shimano's on two bikes. Makes it so you can have a dedicated ride- or just hop on.

I was pretty disdainful of them despite a friend badgering me a little to get some, although the idea of getting some "pull" as well as some "push' was attractive to the engineer side of my personality. Then I got the recumbent trike where being clipped is a real plus. I then got a set of DP's for the Sirrus, had my obligatory tumble and now am fine with them. Added them to my BD/Moto- my sister got me another set for Christmas. Once you get used to them it's like.... riding a bike. I wouldn't want them for just any bike though- They'll stay off my old stuff and the new 3-speed. Give yourself some room though- don't get in a dense clump of riders. You may not fall, but if someone in front you does you'll all go down like Humpty Dumpty...

Clipless on the hybrid (2013 DS 8.4 ) - Check
Clipless on the Cyclocross (2012 Ridley X-bow) - Check

Shimano M530 double sided SPD with a small aluminium platform which makes it easier to clip in/out and gives you a small platform to use if you do miss clipping in straight away (especially on a gnarley gravel track or something).

I just did up my son's old 2008 Wolverine and took it round some trails on the weekend with the standard platforms.

I'm torn as to whether to go clipless for the sort of stuff I'll be using this one for. I miss the clipless especially when going up hills, the clipless really do give you advantage. I hit a couple of bumps that had my feet flying off the pedals so miss clipless there. I'm not sure though that in down hill trail riding I'll be able to get my feet out in time . Torn as to whether to convert or not.

How do you like the candy's?

I use clips and straps. The clips keep my foot in place, but the straps are adjusted very loosely for ease of entry/exit. Best of both worlds.

The Candy's are working quite well. Easy to clip in and just easy clipping out with no failures. I started out on SPD's and they needed to be adjusted to allow easy clip outs.

I ride Campagnolo clipless on my 1987 Masi 3V road bike (and have for the past 28 years) and platforms on my 2015 Trek 7.2 FX.

This.

Both. Toeclips, straps and usually real slotted cleats on my fix gears and LOOK Delta compatibles (Forte) on my geared bikes. I am starting to go with Shimano XTs on both as I have acquired winter boots that are only MTB cleat capable. So far I like them and walkable shoes with cleats that I don't have to pay a cobbler $80 to modify is a real plus!

My two big concerns that drive pedals are 1) I need pedals that will locate my feet properly to keep my knees happy. That means real toe-in in addition to what my feet take naturally. I use the LOOK black no-float cleats and old fashioned slotted cleats do this just as well. And 2) my feet better never detach from the fix gear pedals when I am going downhill! EVER. Slotted cleats and quality leather straps make for real peace of mind. I am beginning to have confidence that the XTs with the release set dead-hard are OK but the jury is still out.

Ben