Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
Outside of sprint situations, clipless performance advantages are negligible. GCN did a couple of videos on the subject. Some trainers say to not consciously pull up and push down on the pedals, rather push forward at the top and pull back at the bottom, you can easily do that with some flats with pins.
The “pulling up on the pedals” belief will never go away, despite evidence to the contrary. In addition to the GCN videos that are easily accessed, people should read thei actual scientific papers on the subject.