i just picked up the performance bike version, the forte campus. when wearing regular shoes, they seemed a little awkward when your shoe lands on the cleat side of the pedal. It works, but i felt a little uneasy when getting started to cross a road w/ traffic. probably best to flip them over to the flat platform side quickly. The platform did seem to have good traction on the shoe (only tried in the dry though). I don't have clipless shoes yet so no comments there.