Originally Posted by
Maelochs
Basically you were inept and didn't bother to learn how to use the gear, and are blaming the gear for your unwillingness to master it.
Okay.
You guys defend clipping in all you want. But the data is out there. Clipping in gives modest gains in power, at best. So you can promote the additional expense and complication if you want. But I am immune to hype. The **** to worth ratio analysis shows no advantage. I could spend more time using them and I could have a $10,000 bike maintained by a shop but it still doesn't equal any advantage.
At least not in my case, not the way I ride. You want to ride clipped in, knock yourself out. Unlike some of you judgy types, I believe you can do whatever the hell makes you happy.