I have always used a set-up like Fiestbob. I have a metal platform over the top to stop the cage bitting into regular shoes. I prefer the idea of clipless, but I broke my ankle and can't get the offset I need. So when the time came to upgrade I just gave it a pass. I use cycling sandals that have very stiff soles and prefer those and their efficiency.

I need to install some White industry pedals I bought:

http://www.whiteind.com/pedal.html

These look good:

http://store.velo-orange.com/index.p...g-236g-pr.html