Why do we call cleat retention pedals clipless?

shouldbeinbed
shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
edited July 2011 in Commuting chat
I know toe clips have been around for longer and have claimed the clip moniker, but cleated shoes actually do clip into the pedal. Toe clips are more slide ins and truly clipless pedals are simple flat ones.

Odd the least appropriate type get the clipless title.

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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Because it is snappier than "clip-on-the-top-less-but-with-that-other-clippy-thing-under-your-foot-that-you-clip-into".

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  • ianpooleman
    ianpooleman Posts: 28
    Because they do not have toe clips
  • mtb-idle
    mtb-idle Posts: 2,179
    because toe strapswere known as 'clips' and so as you dont need those straps with SPD they are therefore clip 'less' i.e. no clips
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  • rml380z
    rml380z Posts: 244
    Same reason why this extraordinary machine is called an Ordinary Bicycle.

    Ordinary_bicycle01.jpg

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