Saw a listing for a set of Crank Bros. Acids on Craiglists. They're egg beater type mechanisms with platforms that seem to be bigger than the candies and smaller than the mallets. In my poking around to find some info about them, I discovered that some downhillers/XCers like a bit of platform so they can ride through more technical areas unclipped.

How does that work exactly? I would think it would be too easy to accidentally clip in.