Originally Posted by tjspiel

They're not the loosest pedal so if anything they have a slight tendency to stay where you left them. I do sometimes end up on the platform side when riding clipless and sometimes on the mechanism side when riding in regular shoes. Out of curiosity I just walked outside to spin them to see what would happen. Mostly they ended up pointing downward with the mechanism on the front side. It's -4 F out though so they didn't spin real easy.

The platform curves away from the mechanism side so there's not a lot of contact with the shoe in clipless mode.

I got these for the same reason as you. On my commute I would say I have to unclip anywhere from 1/2 dozen to a dozen times depending on lights and traffic. At least one of those times I will end up on the wrong side of the pedal and have to flip it. Not a big deal but it's pretty much a daily occurrence. I used the A530s from May through November so I'm still something of a clipless noob.

I'm on the fence as to whether this was a good purchase for me or not. I have ridden the bike in regular shoes and like that fact that I can do so. However, 90% of the time I use my cycling shoes so I'm not sure having the platform is really worth it.