Originally Posted by
Max Erikhman
Clipless is the way to go. Although I REALLY hate the name (you're actually "clipping" in...) I love "clipless" pedals. I have a pair of SPD's on my MTB and fixed gear and also a pair of Ultegra road pedals on my road bike. I never ride with platform pedals any longer

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good thing about SPD SL and LOOK style pedals is they're big enough to be used as platform pedals if you want to do so. I do that for short errands