Originally Posted by jfoobar

I'm gonna have to go the other way on this. Last weekend I did a metric century, the last half of which was in a torrential rainstorm. Just recently switched my bike from generic touring flats to Saint MX-80s (with the cleats in the lower, less aggressive position). Never had a foot slip the entire ride wearing generic Asics tennis shoes. However, I did have a front flat while on gravely, wet chipseal that didn't turn into a wreck because I was able to quickly slap a foot down at the right moment. In clipless, I am quite confident that would have been a spill.