>>1355289Flat pedals are fantastic for many situations and the freedom from just getting on and off the bike with normal shoes is amazing. However.
>foot retention isn't helpful on a trainer wow an utterly useless set of conditions for a test. The pulling up meme is nonsense anyway, unless you're riding fixed.
the problems with flat pedals over longer distances are: (i have ridden many centuries with flat pedals)
>When you're very fatigued your feet wander around the pedals wasting a lot of energy. >smaller contact patch and more flexible sole creates painful hotspots in your foot and over multiple days foot pain in general >casual shoes, especially with thicker soles, give you an effectively shorter crank length and you're not pedalling around the axis as much >increase in rotational weight which does make a difference as you're constantly moving it around>grip is an issue with many shoe/pedal combos esp in the rain and esp with thicker stiff soled shoes. Although not necessarily an issue. I think the first one is maybe even the biggest. Being clipped in when you're fatigued or bonking even, is akin to having a friend support you when you're blind drunk.
