Originally Posted by
davester
If you want to go with flats but retain the look, you can do what Tom Ritchey did at the 2019 Eroica...glue toeclips (minus the pedal attachment tab) to your shoes.
I rode next to Tom for a while in '19 (at the beginning of the ride; once warmed up, he dropped me like the hack that I am). I'm pretty darn sure he was riding SPD's under those glued-on clips and straps...
In fairness, Andy Hampsten was riding with us at that point and I
know he was riding with clipless pedals. But then, when you win the Giro, you get to ride your old race bike and no one will call you out on it. Heh.
But there's no prohibition on riding with flat pedals, so if that's what you want to do, just go for it. No need to disguise flat pedals.