Originally Posted by gtrob

I started leaving straps on my pedals this season for all training (4/week) and some people think its just so you don't pull our of your pedals. To be honest I don't think I could pull out without twisting my foot, even on a standing start, without the straps. What I like about the straps is during sprint efforts at very high cadence, or jumping hard midbank, you feel very attached to the bike. Its like wearing a good tight fitting shoe, there is a lot more confidence and less movement at high cadence/power.

Thats all though. When Im just rolling around or doing pacelines or slower efforts, I dont even tighten them down. A good set of look/shimano/whatever cleats is all you ever need.