Tbh, I preferred riding techy stuff clipped in, but had to chuck SPD’s due to persistent knee pain, puffer solo has a way of exposing these issues!. Decided to give flats a full summer of use and have never went back, as said above, I like the idea of just jumping on the bike to bugger about whenever, no special shoes required. Good pedals are worth it though, I love my burgtecs so much I even have them on my cx commuter, and apart from th emidgie bites from the weekend, my shins are intact!.
Geex is having a bit of fun with you, in his own way, don’t take it so seriously. 🙂