I am a veteran (I think ??) at 72 years young and still riding my original Marcel Berthet Lyotard Platform Pedals from the early 60's,indeed I still have my very very first pair complete with Christophe Toe Clips and Christophe leather QR's. I have three complete pairs at present.
Back in the early/mid 60's I used to ride track at the then Bootle Outdoor Stadium on my 1937 Hetchins Curly (Vibrant Triangle) track frame and the Marcel Berthet Lyotard Platform Pedals were the fastest to get into from a standing start and a quick yank of the tail of the strap and gone whilst the others were still thinking about it.
Over the years I have ridden Rat Trap and several other types but still ride the Marcel platforms.
Walking with the aluminium shoe plates does not do them any favours and will result in the need to replace them when the groove begins to give a sloppy fit because of loss of depth to fully engage with the ridge on the pedals.
I tried Shimano clip-less a few years ago but went over to Look PP 206 Pedals and later went to a pair of 337 because of the easy of engaging with them but reverted back to my trusty Marcel's with toe clips & straps.
I still have this fear of not being able to get out of the clip-less fast enough after having had my left knee totally replaced in November 2017 and a slight inability to quickly flick my foot to the outside.
This was my last fixed wheel incarnation built-up from a brand new 48cm Fuji Track Frame. I rode this along the coastal route virtually on a daily basis whilst living in Ellington,Northumberland and then sold it to a chap from just outside of Blackpool that wanted it for a charity ride.
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