Originally Posted by
PeteHski
I'm not looking for edge cases here, I'm just trying to point out that pedal pulling is not really a fundamental advantage of clipless pedals. They have plenty of other advantages, which is why I use them. But power is not one of them. I wish I could double my power output by pulling as that would increase my sprint power to 2400W and my FTP would be pushing 600W. I'd be happy with that!
For many, sprinting is not an edge case and you can put out more power when sprinting clipped in. I've done the comparison myself on my normal route and there are numerous points in the ride where being clipped in results in more power. None of the studies you quoted dispute this.