littlebeetle

My bike is all time intact with clip pedal.

Recently I am doing my cycling more on park and neighborhood.

I find it tough to ride with clip due to clip and unclip too frequent.

Getting another normal pedal (non clip) would be a great idea for such park riding?

How many of you guys here has more than 1 pedal for 1 bike and switch it based on your ride?

Thx

JonnyUtah75

Get a set of double-sided pedals. One side is clipless, one side is platform.

Problem solved.

littlebeetle

Thanks mate.

brilliant suggestion

Cowboy905

yea my LBS showed me a set of i think shimano double sided yesterday. 1 side was for a flat shoe and the other side had clips on them. they were around $115cad

i think these were them

https://bike.shimano.com/publish/cont...e-pd_road.html

`Orum

If you can balance well, and plan ahead (translation: slow down when approaching intersections), you can get through most intersections w/o ever unclipping.

collegeskier

If you want road pedals you can also get speedplay then they have an attachment that turns the pedal into a platform. I think the attachment is like 30 bucks.

milkbaby

I have those on my beater/commuter bike and they work great. However, it's still rare that I will ride the platform side with regular shoes.

Seattle Forrest

If you have a pedal wrench, it only takes two minutes. Just make sure you always do a good job putting them on. Still, that's going to add up to a lot of your time, and the wrench that makes it easiest is pretty cheap, but not free. You can get pedals like this ( I'm assuming you're using SPD cleats ) for about four times the cost of a wrench to swap the pedals around:

lovestoride

learn to trackstand. easiest and cheapest solution

1nterceptor

What type of pedals are you using? Set the release at the lightest setting. How long have you
been using clipless, sometimes it just takes awhile to get used to them in traffic. Here's me
riding in SPD pedals all the time in New York city traffic:

DanBell

I have these on my commuter and they work as advertised. In all the time I've had them though, I've never ridden it with regular shoes using the platform side. It's been good for loaning it out to friends though. Since you have a strong desire to wear normal shoes, I think these are the answer to your question. Only about ¥5000 (50ish US dollars) in Japan.

Seve

The Shimano A530 SPD work great.
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Sh...tpage=1&rn=180

BarracksSi

Shimano (and Time, and Crank Brothers) also make pedals that have a usable platform and clip mechanism on both sides. I have a set of Crank Brothers Mallets that work decently with regular shoes.

I've also ridden my road bike with its Time RXS road-style pedals using regular shoes. Small platform, but really not bad at all because the pedal surface is effectively flat. There's no clip that sticks up like Shimano's or CB's double-platform pedals have.
https://www.time-sport.com/catalogue-...1.0.idc.4.html

littlebeetle

approximately about 2 months now.
If set the release to the lightest, would it caused unclip during a pick up??
I am having the thought of second pedal is acutally to ease my brother who wants to casually ride on my bike sometimes besides i do my casual ride in the park

1nterceptor

I've set my SPD pedals at the lightest release and they don't unclip, 4 years I've been riding like this.
What pedals are you using? Here's a platform that clips on SPD's so that you can pedal with any shoe:

https://www.ride-this.com/index.php/s...smpd22-pr.html

littlebeetle

I am currently using PD 5700 (Shimano 105)

ReducedLunch

I'm a fan of the platforms that clip on to the pedal assuming you're using the SPDs. They save so much time and are easy to just throw in your bag if you're travelling with your bike.

va_cyclist

Amazon has the double-sided Shimano PD-A530 pedal for $60 with free shipping.

Carbon Unit

I have Speedplay pedals and I don't mind if I need to clip and unclip 100 times a day. It is easy. Just step straight down and click you are in. I can't imagine going back to regular pedals now.

BarracksSi

Another option -- if you can find them -- are toeclip platforms that clip into clipless pedals.

Yes, really; that's the most concise description I can think of. Imagine those plain platforms that clip onto your pedals (which 1nterceptor and ReducedLunch mentioned) but it's also got a toeclip cage and strap. I've seen them on Schwinn-branded spin class bikes, and I think they've also appeared on Amazon. I want to say that they come in both SPD and SPD-SL types (or maybe Look instead of SPD-SL), but I'm not sure. That way, you can have foot retention even with regular shoes.

BarracksSi

Also, there are plastic platforms besides those for SPD -- I had a set for Crank Brothers (gave them away when I sold a bike), and Time has some, too. Just gotta look around.

Keaston78

I have those Shimano pedals pictured above. They run about $100 here in the states but I was able to find them for $44 including shipping on Ribble. They work great for learning how to clip/unclip and for short commutes where it wouldn't be worth it to put on the cycling shoes. They also are pretty well balanced, so you're not always fighting to find the correct side of the pedal for your ride. Highly recommended.

CyciumX

If you have look/delta/spd-sl type of clips then just use an extra set of cleats. Meaning - just clip them in manually and bam, they are a pedal. Remove when you want to use cleats attached to shoes.

I use the Shimano a530 on the fixie (Used to be my daily on the Caad9), but use the delta style Forte brand for all others. Easy.

CyciumX

Also note that newer spd-sl pedals are wide enough to use in comfort for pretty decent distances just as they are since they relatively flat to begin with. I've used Ultegra Spd-sl for 40 miles before with no problems using a regular shoe.

BarracksSi

Yup. I knew a mechanic who rode to work in flip-flops riding his Look Keo-equipped bike.