Well, I use clipless pedals (I "lock" in), so that's not a problem for me. Once you learn how to snap out, you'll never go back (and it only takes one or two falls because it's never fun tumbling over at a stop sign when you're still attached to the pedals). It's also fun to tear past the hotshot guys who think they look so cool riding sans helmet on a bike that doesn't fit them right...oooh, and they just got scorched by a girl.
Not that I'm competitive or anything.
