Carpe Velo
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 2,519
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
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I'm partial to clipless myself. I use standard SPD's, which are cheap and readily available. You can find SPD compatible pedals new for $30-40 and even less if you buy some good used ones. I'd suggest a pair of dual sided SPD/platform pedals. In stop 'n go city riding I keep one foot on the platform side. Shoes don't have to run into the hundreds either. One pair I have is some performance house brand MTB/touring shoes that were $40 on sale. Again, perfect for city riding.
Kind of on the subject, yesterday's ride of silence was interesting as we were going through downtown. We were of course riding in silence, except for a moving wave of "click-click-click-click" sounds as close to 200 people were slowing, stopping and then clipping in again. Except for the Night Riders, most of whom prefer to ride in sneakers.