>>1395740I have more faith in anon than that. Besides, other anons have already covered what gran bois between the ears refuses to address very well. It really isn't more than a base millage effort to shut down his ridiculous claims.
The strongest point he has, the research he posted but clearly doesn't understand doesn't pass basic scrutiny. Other papers cited by that very paper disagree with him on the effects of foot retention, and pretty much all the studies in the past 20 years have as well.
With all of the affordable power meters we have out there, and additional research, we pretty much know the exact conditions where clipless, and foot retention excels, and the conditions where it doesn't matter much at al. It excels in stability, control, lateral weight shifts, conditions where good pedal form breaks down, high fatigue, hard acceleration, bumps, potholes. It matters the least in steady state cruising under controlled circumstances, on exercise bikes, or slow freds who keep 80 percent of their weight on their sprung saddles at all times. As sheldon brown, and bare noobs both cited in this thread note, keeping your feet on the pedals is a safety issue, although I can't imagine him using the word "Yeet".
And even if some cone wrench really was dumb enough to believe that Sheldon Brown of all people was taken in by road racing marketing hype, that foot retention doesn't matter for wet conditions riding, It's not like buying wal mart BSOs, treating Premium Rush as a riding guide, or using Ted Shred's braking techniques. You can still get good enough performance with flat pedals.
Research is well past basic power meter readings and are now measuring specific muscle activation during the pedal stroke. I expect to see this in combination with pedal based power meters so we eventually get systems that help you get a smoother stroke.
https://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110009957647/ 
