I gave up baskets/toe clips quite a while back. I tried clipless and had bad results. I like my Odessey pinned platforms

http://www.odysseybmx.com/catalog/pedals/

They were cheap and I thought I would wear them out pretty quickly. But @1500 miles later they are good. I wear 5.10's sticky shoes or Pearl Izumi Ride and Climbs. I haven't suffered a shin shredder, hopefully I didn't just jinx myself. I think they work really well for XC type riding.