ok, i'm trying to get serious about my cycling. i'm getting a bike that actually fits (yay!) and here's my dilemma. clipless pedals scare the crap out of me, but i hate cages. how important are either of those? when i ride around here i do have a bit of stop and go which is why clipless scares me, and even cages are a pain. i've been riding just pedals. is that a bad thing?