Originally Posted by
Leebo
I use flat pedals with pins and some stiff shoes. I like keen sandals, low hiking boots and sport mt biking shoes with no clips. Less shoes to carry touring, just get off and walk.
That is my solution as well. I have a pair of mountain bike pedals with the pins and they stick very well to my shoe. I can pull back and up with my foot on the upstroke and the foot won't slip. I usually don't do that of course, I'm just touring, not racing. The platform pedal disperses the pressure over a larger area so you are less apt to have pressure related issues. I did one tour wearing Crocs with no problems.