Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Back in the day, we had downtube shifters and were used to reaching down all the time, and toe clips weren't as big of a deal as they seem now that we're not so used to that long one-handed reach.
As long as you had plenty of time and no surprises, like a huge gravel pit around a blind corner and a cyclist who overtakes you unannounced and forces you into it. With clipless, I wouldn't have fallen (at least probably not.

Yeah, the two learning curve thing. I'm totally an advocate of the KISS method.