I have the SHimano A530s on two of my bikes - the commuter and a utility bike. I love the pedal works well as both a platform and as an SPD - 90% of the riding I do on the commuter bike is with SPD cleats, the utility bike probably gets 50/50. Easy to clip into, when riding as a platform, they work better with the platform side up, but when starting they are OK upside down.