Originally Posted by
Koyote
I'm not sure if each of these technologies is "superior overall," or if some of them are superior for some riders, and irrelevant or inferior for others. Easy example: I find clipless pedals superior on my road bike, but would never run them on my city commuter bike.
In other words, these arguments over new tech are less about superiority and more about personal priorities and preferences.
Good point. My comment regarding clipless would be when compared to legacy foot retention systems such as toe straps especially with the old school TA slotted cleats. For commuting I prefer the dual sided SPD over flats.
But I prefer a steel frame to a carbon one for touring for example because in that use case I would argue that steel is superior. These forums usually devolve into an all or nothing debate which triggers the contrarian in me.