Originally Posted by
meanwhile
I get worried when I hear people use clipless because without them they have a bad ankle orientation: to me this suggests a fit problem and I can't how locking the foot will remove it - instead it *may* transfer the problem to excessive strain on wear on a joint.
in my case, I think it's the opposite, I develop issues if I ride with platforms too long because I'm sloppy about how I put my feet on the pedals and then pain slowly develops. I'm sure if I rode platforms all the time I would eventually become more cognizant of my foot position