Originally Posted by jasong
I have Nashbar´s version of these, which I assume is more or less identical.
Do both sides weigh the same? When I was a kid and first got a bike with spd pedals, I couldn't afford spd shoes to go with them. So I used a plastic platform that clipped on, making the pedal dual sided a bit like the ones in question. But the platform side was heavier, and would always flop down. In practice they were so frustrating to use I could cry!!!!
They used to piss me off something cronic, so I saved up my pennies and bought spd shoes as fast as possible!!!!
BUT: if these Nashbar/Performance pedals really did work, I could definitely see the value of them for my commuter/city bike!