>>2044394Well I can only repeat myself but apparently it is my and my personal opinion only:
All bicycle riding without foot retention is ass. Get any system you like.
>What do at stops?It depends on your system:
You can always pull up next to a car, lamp post or whatevs and hold onto it. If that is not an option:
Toeclips or hipster-straps: Pull foot back to the rear.
Toeclips with the appropiate cleat: Plan ahead, reach down, loosen strap, then as above.
Modern clipless systems, like SPD, SPD-SL, XC, speedplay... flick your heel out, pedal goes 'click' and you're out.
Setting off:
With toeclips, straps etc, you need to flip the pedal right side up with the tip of your foot and then slide it forward.
Modern clipless systems: Just press down really, pedal goes 'click' and youre in.
Now: All this sounds super complicated and conscious. Its not. You do it 2 or three times and it will be instinctively, you wont notice. You even do it instinctively when you crash. You'll find when you roll up to a light you already got your foot out, youll find when you pull away youre in before you think about it.
A thing about clips and straps: You can ride those upside down for a short stretch or on one side, depending on why and how you feel, might drag in a corner, at that point you want to get in proper anyways.
There is also clipless pedals that are flat on one side or adapters, you can run those loose too.
But
>>2044392>>2044393seem to be fine riding on flats only. For fixed gear IMO that is *moronic*.
Back in the day I only rode toeclips or straps because 'I want to wear the shoes I want to wear and not wht my bike mandates', now almost all my bike have XC pedals and I wear those shoes habitually anyways. They luckily work just as well with clips and or or straps.
