You are reading a single comment by @MessenJah and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@MessenJah
to get the maximum power benefit with clips you need the straps quite tight, but having them that tight makes them harder to enter/exit, and vice versa...
clipless are easy to clip into and out of quickly, and (with mine anyway) there is no tension adjustment, you just clip in and that's it, your feet are held securely.
whereas clips and straps are fiddly to get in and out of. they can be hard to get your feet out of if you suddenly need to take your foot out (or if you suddenly need to get your foot in and start pedalling straight away). the last thing you need at a large and busy roundabout junction is something that fiddly; for example when you've got to accelerate fast from a standstill, to get onto the roundabout while there's still a gap.
obviously if you want to dress normally then clips are better for that. but then you could always carry a lightweight vans-type slipper shoe in your bag to change into when you get to your destination.