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@glory311
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I rode fixed-on-flatties for about eight months before succumbing to peer pressure and fitted old skool clips. It took a while to get used to using them and I toppled over a couple of times, but after two months I think I can say I've given them a fair chance.
But I still don't get it. I don't pull up on the rising pedal significantly and I always wear grippy shoes that give reasonable pull through on the right pedals. I don't skid and I don't care. The front brake gives me as much additional stopping power as I might need 99% of the time and the back brake is there for the other 1%. Then there's all the clipping and unclipping for traffic lights and traffic jams I can't get round. And if I leave one foot unclipped then the cage will always scrape on the ground.
The clips are coming off.