I picked up a CX bike (Jamis Nova Race) to be my commuter over the weekend. It didn't come with pedals so I bought the cheapest set they had at the LBS figuring they'd work for now and I could always upgrade later.

Fast forward to this morning when i started my ride it was misty out and noticed 2 major issues with the pedals. The first was while carrying my bike down the steps, the open ends of the pedals were really good at digging into the back of my calves! The second problem is that they had absolutely no grip on my wet tennis shoes so my feet nearly slipped off the pedals twice just on the way down my street. I turned around and decided I will only be riding in dry conditions until I can change them out which hopefully will be soon.

Thus my question on pedal recommendations. I'm thinking about something that either already has toe clips or can have toe clips added. Not sure I want to go clipless quite yet. Was originally thinking of adding clips to the pedals I've got which would certainly help on keeping my foot in place, but won't solve my scraped up calf problem. Not looking to spend a ton of money, but also don't want something cheap that will fall apart or give me problems either.

Picture of my new ride: