Default Strappy Pedal Thingies (Technique...)

[young Ed]

I find no difference between clips and straps and clipless, I can go the same pace on both systems, the only thing I get is being restricted to cycle shoes whilst on clipless, I don't have the the convenience of wearing any footwear I like.

fair enough, horses for courses and we all have our preferences
i my self do very little walking when out on the bike so i could just as well have shoes that were physically impossible to walk in. and on the odd occasion i have been known to walk around in public and even in towns and villages barefoot as i do much of the time at home
Cheers Ed

 

[betty swollocks]

When I used toeclips and steps (don't now), it was always far easier to insert my feet if the soles on my shoes were smooth.

 

[martint235]

If you do go clipless, the straps are incredibly useful for fastening things underneath your saddle (particularly if you have a Brooks)

 

[byegad]

I always had both fairly loose. Rather than tight and treating them as a method to support pulling up on the pedal, which I do with clipless pedals, I used them as a method of avoiding my foot bouncing off the pedal on bad bumps.

 

[John the Monkey]

If you do go clipless, the straps are incredibly useful for fastening things underneath your saddle (particularly if you have a Brooks)

And strapping stuff to the D rings on your Carradice, of course.