Sure they are. Just takes practice, like anything else.

they let you skid on the track out there? its always a no-no out here. or is that the infamous hooligans' skidding velodrome?

That kid on the pink bike is total hipster. You just know when he/she get off those training wheels they'll be popping leg over bar backwards circle barspin skids on the way to buy a new handlebar brace pad. OH THE YOUTH OF TODAY.

Edit: Also the kid with no pedals is winning

I want the kid on the wood bikes helmet!!!!
If anyone knows where I can get one in growed up size, I will give you a hug.

Going in the opposite direction of the OP--
just put Time ATACs on my bike. Decent float
with the 13 degree setting.

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lol
why do all the noob poster type troll sockpuppets post like this it makes my head hurt readingit sometime

Seriously dude, people are making fun of you because this flies in the face of received
wisdom. Not just people on this board, but generations of cyclists. [excised rest of rant, not
worth it]

dude speaking of, my soma toe clips I ordered december 15th just came in like 20 minutes ago. I am going to replace my bent pedals tonight and put them on my bike

did you get the quad gate clips? I LURV mine, though my mom bought me the Large for christmas and it's noticeably too large. I can deal with it, but for now I'm loving my Candy C's.

double gates :-)
the quads were over kill for me plus i plan on running them in my cheap nylon straps. and really tiny pedals

I ride platforms, but its just a comfort thing for me. I can't get into the whole being semi stuck in any situation. Even the split second I would have saved may always be enough.

Straightout though, this stuff improves your riding so much, its unreal. I easily picked up an extra 7KMPH and uphill was a breeze. I think its just a matter of paranoia and lack of trust of my self that I don't ride with them. That, and I don't like spending money, or having two pairs of shoes on me (clipless)

That about sums it up.

is there any trick to getting used to pedals with clips? I find that I also have a hard time getting into the clips with both feet after I start riding. I've never used clips before in life until last sunday, and the clips just always want to flip towards the road side of the pedal. Maybe just need more practice.

I learned to get into clips and straps on a freewheeler, then went fixed and had to re-learn how to get into them while pedalling. I'm basically a walking ****ing catastrophe 90% of the time and even I can do it. Just go to the park or something and practice getting in and out of them quickly, that's what I did. I also learned how to trackstand that way.

Now I can trackstand through most lights and for those I times when I can't, well, I have no problems getting out of my clips quickly or getting back into them when I take off.

Oh, right, but I had to practice and literally dozens of people might have seen me not being completely proficient at something while I learned. **** that noise.

i was practicing both getting in/out of my clips and trackstanding today in an empty parking lot, when a cop car came speeding towards me chasing some kid on a BMX. I'm sure it takes practice like everything else, but it can be helpful hearing other peoples tips/methods/expirences.

i think it would be hilarious watching this dude bike.

hmmm...

Especially, assuming he rides fixed, when he loses control of his pedals on a steep down-hill and his precious platforms turn his legs into two giant blood sausages.

The only time I judge a fellow cyclist is when he is riding platforms. So much less control over a bike. Have fun have half the slowing/handling at low speeds power as the rest of us.

I'm absolutely not going to contest the fact that looking exclusively at pedalling efficiency and power transfer clipless is the best system, but to insinuate that you have to ride clipless to be a serious cyclist is just being stupid

Alot of people spend more time in the saddle than you do and run clips and straps just fine

I just wanted to get a good clipless system, but figured having a set of clips and straps would come in handy anyway. Solution? Buy decent clips and straps first, save money until I can afford a good set of pedals and shoes, use $10 pedal wrench and spend less than 10 minutes changing pedals whenever I feel like riding in one vs. the other.

pedals are unsafe, i'm taking them off completely.

I like clips. They were a little tricky the first 2 rides, but even fixed, it doesn't take much to get in them. If you don't like them just take them off. But platform pedals on a road bike looks so wrong.

Kinda like this photo...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1374/...ad40fb0347.jpg
It just seems wrong!

sounds like the OP is just an uncoordinated lummox

uh... those look like clipless pedals to me.