Originally Posted by zzOtherlandzz

After switching to clipless I'll never go back... But the touring bike I'm setting up now has the flip/flop Shimano pedals. Platform on one side & SPD on the other. Just in case I want/need to ride around where ever I end up each day. My feet start to hurt at about 10 miles if I'm not wearing the hard sole SPD shoes. So that's part of the reason.