slvoid

Subject says it all I guess, both in terms of shoes and pedals. It's a 12 mile commute each way, might need to stop 4-5 times at lights.

khackney

Well, you'll get lots of personal preference recomendations. I'll just say go for something with dual sided entry and use mountain shoes. You'll be able to walk and put a foot down with no worries. Also, clipping back in goes easier if you don't have to flip the pedals over.

SPD's, EggBeaters, and Speedplays all work well.

lala

I've had good experiences with eggbeaters/candy

svwagner

I'm pretty well addicted to my eggbeaters. Easy in/out, decent float, solid connection.

I've got about the same commute as you: 12.5 - 15 miles one way, a half-dozen stops.

noisebeam

I suppose its personal preference. Unfortunately its not so easy to try out several before deciding.

Just for reference I recently started using SPD - specifically the double sided Shimano PD-M520 pedal and both the SH-MO38 and SH-SD60 shoes/sandals - with both of these you can walk around well with the recessed cleat. Previously I was using clips and straps.

It is so much easier to clip in/out than hassle with the straps (either too loose to work or too much hassle to tighten between lights)

I also commute 9mi each way and deal with many lights/stop signs on my route.

Al

HereNT

I got crank bros mallets w/ the cheapest shoe they had, but I was switching from steel toed work boots and big BMX pedals. Now that I've gotten used to using them, I've realized that the shoes I bought were too big (and they felt small in the store) and had to buy new shoes (sixsixone launches, today, so only one ride so far)...

I'm thinking of going with something smaller for pedals - eggbeaters might be nice.

What I liked on the mallets is that I could ride them without clipping in, which was good while I was learning. Lately, I've liked the fact that there's enough of a footprint that I can clip out and still stand on them without accidentally clipping back in. I'm trying to get my trackstanding skills back up after the paranoia set in from the first couple of 'ahh! can't clip out in time!!!' slow falls to my knees...

Paniolo

I got eggbeaters with mtb shoes and they have been great for my 12 mile commute. Eggbeaters are super easy to get into so it's no bother to put a foot down at a light. Only thing I don't like about the eggbeaters is the platform is so small that it is hard to ride without being clipped in ... but I don't really know why I wouldn't want to be clipped right in. I also switched to Lake sandals and love them ... cool and so simple to put on and take off and no socks to deal with.

Pessi

Look pedals are the easiest. They are easier to engage than any other.

Raiyn

Time Control Z's mountain pedal + mountain shoe = carefree commuting

Alrocket

The cheapest Wellgo WPD-801 $24... work great for me

slvoid

Ok I bought a pair of specialized comp's and look pedals for my road bike and switched out the platforms on my MTB which had been jabbing me in the shin with their spikey spikes an awful lot with the SPD's that used to be on my roadie.
And I must say, I was going almost 1.5 mph faster with the spd clipless. Plus cause the spd's recessed into my shoe, I'm not sliding all over the place like the road shoes. Yay!

ComPH

I agree with "khackney". I tried SPD, SPD-R, Speedplay X-3, Look, Time - on similar commute but more stops and found the SPD's most comfortable/natural to use and if necessary - to walk in the associated MTB shoes. Road shoes maybe pain if you need to walk with a flat etc., and clipping in maybe little uncomfortable starting up steep hill, from red on left turn, surrounded by gasssed roaring tigers, but actually all these systems work.

jslopez

Got the Ritchey V3s (prety much the same as the Shimano 520s) for $20. They were rated well on MTBR.com and after using them for aboout 2 months now I must say they do the job well.

blonde

Another vote for Time Z freeride controls.

steveknight

speedplay frogs or bebops are real easy in and out and you can walk in them very well. plus they have great float.