Really the best of both worlds. Great pedals.love them.
Lovin' these things. They are well made and I use them daily for commuting - option to clip in or out is great.
A really nice all-'round pedal with decent bearings, but watch out for the platform side if your cycling shoes have nylon soles - they slip right off. With any sort of rubber soles, they work fine with no problems at all.
I highly recommend if you have to make frequent stops and don't want to clip in for a longer ride.
Great all purpose pedal, allows you to get going without worrying if your clipped in right, great at traffic lights and as i run my bike on and off road (cyclocross) great when you get to or after a technical bit.
Happy with these pedals!
90% of time used as clipless, commuting over flat terrain and urban bridges of New York City.
Occassionaly a quick juant or arron in street shoes or sneakers is very convient and practical.
These are very well made pedals and light for what they are. The SPD side is flawless, easy to clip into and stable. The platform side is not so good though, they're slippery and your feet tend to eventually slide off sideways if your footwear has hard or flat soles. In sticky running shoes, they're fine. The slipping seems to be because of the shape of the lugs, they're large and have rounded edges, and the front rails are smooth all the way across. So you don't have sharp surfaces to dig into and hold your soles or to give good feedback as to where your feet are on the pedals. In fact, surprisingly, there's very little feel at all on the platform side, so I wind up looking down a lot to be sure my feet are at least sort of centered.
Great for bike and street shoes
I have these pedals on my Bianchi Sport SX which is set up as a cruisercity bikegrocery getter. For short rides to the library or out to dinner, I use the platform side so I don't have to worry about changing shoes. When I want to get across town fast, I wear cycling shoes with spd cleats, clip in and zoom, off I go! Great design, easy to flip the pedal to the correct side when starting up from a stop. The platform side has small dimpling to add traction so I don't feel like I'm going to slip off of a metal pedal.
