^ Truth. I've given up on clipless. So much easier for any hike-a-bike. With a nice big platform pedal I'm yet to encounter any sort of foot pain from using supposedly floppier soles (albeit I'm not doing TABR or the like). Another plus of using flat pedals is not having a metal heat-sink attached to your foot in winter. (NB: also use plastic/composite pedals, not metal.)
^ Truth. I've given up on clipless. So much easier for any hike-a-bike. With a nice big platform pedal I'm yet to encounter any sort of foot pain from using supposedly floppier soles (albeit I'm not doing TABR or the like). Another plus of using flat pedals is not having a metal heat-sink attached to your foot in winter. (NB: also use plastic/composite pedals, not metal.)