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Originally Posted by koala logs
Clipless are the best in efficiency but if you didn't learn to lift while you're still using flat pedals without any straps / foot retention, you are bound to learn some poor technique (pulling/lifting excessively) on clipless.

Studies were made that some riders are actually more efficient in flat pedals than clipless even though the clipless felt easier. Likely from pulling excessively. If you learned the lifting technique with flat pedals without any straps / foot retention, you'll be doing it properly - simply unweighing the pedals with the right muscles (hip flexors / quads) with modest effort.
Back in the day both toe clips/straps and clipless pedals were touted as "allowing you to pull up" and therefore deliver more power. Then power pedals were developed and repeated studies showed that no pro cyclist ever pulls up. I pull up once in a great while to relieve pressure on a foot but NEVER as part of regular pedaling. Some people work to pull up but they are wasting their time.
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