I had an idea tonight and it was too funny not to try it out. Without further preamble here it is: velcro clipless.

The pedal assembly:


The shoe attachment:


Attached to human foot (note high fashion style):


Attached to pedal without cyclist (not the intended mode of operation):


And finally, the operational configuration:


I did test tonight only briefly (it's raining, not optimal test conditions) but it was successful! I could pedal one-legged, pull up on the back side, and suffered no tombay falls at stoplights.

Think it will catch on?

I'd be a little scared of hitting a bump, or standing and pedaling, and finding myself suddenly and unintentionally disconnected from the bike.

Interesting idea thou, but i think it might cause some crashes.

How is it any better than this:

I don't want to cause any crashes. Maybe I need to take a trip down to home depot and try out some of their super-heavy-duty velcro.

No

Maybe it's not any better, but the velcro foot just steps on and comes right off whenever you twist it any old way, and I've heard those are inconvenient strapping on and sometimes catching your foot when you pull away.

What, is it the fashion-sense dragging it down? I could make it out of carbon fiber, if that would help.

Plus, those things look kind of dorky. Not that there's anything wrong with that. (no offense intended).

I like the way you think.

However my objection is release. From my experience with hook and loop fastening it's easier to create the bond than to break it.

good point. I'll be riding with just one velcro-foot tomorrow to cut my chances of crashing in half, when I'm testing it.

there are already many production versions. i got gifted a set of these: https://www.ynotcycle.com/products/pedal-straps/

i like the adjustable float

He's thinking anyway.

Yep, anywhere you stomp your foot. I'm not really serious since I don't see how it would last very long, and it took longer to take the pictures than to construct, but I'm starting to wonder if it might be use-able ...

Those look like they're attached to the pedal - my straps come off the pedal when I pull my foot off, a different concept.

I'd miss the click of my current setup when stepping in, but the velcro ripping sound would be fun when stepping out.

Yeh, it is. My wife could hear me clear in the house when I pulled off outside the door. I was really worried that there'd be a scritch-scritch on every pedal stroke which would drive you crazy in a few feet, but that didn't happen.

Velcro doesn't seem like it would be able to have a strong enough connection to allow you to pull up on the pedal.

That would be kind of a flaw, and that's the same objection I'd have. Can't tell till someone tries it - velcro can have a pretty strong connection at the right angles, but you're probably right.

Add some sand to the mix and you'll be left with some fuzzy platform pedals.

i have a cat. i cannot wait for cat to have its hair near pedals. i have always wanted cat hair pedals.

*cat fer pedale's

it may have a bunch of flaws, but would it be better if there was no velcro at all?

** cat fur pedals