This winter I'm running Ergon pedals.. big surface is curved to center your foot,
Shoe grip is friction provided by the same stuff as skateboard deck tape,
features huge reflectors, integrated in the design, curved for wider visibility.
and they rotate on bushings engineered to never require lubrication,
plus they are fitted by using an allen wrench, and use that to lower the Q
because the inside shoe stop on the pedal, is a few mm from the crankarm.
but to the contrary, though the axle is the only metal part,
there is nothing cheap about the materials used.
they are a trouble free well made product.
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/ergon-erg...als-prod25138/
link for image, Ergon is distributed in the US, available thru LBS.
I note the release of a lighter one recently..
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/ergon-erg...als-prod27963/