Originally Posted by
SwampDude
I've never heard of this combo approach, but it sounds interesting.
Having the ability to walk comfortably at stops during a tour is a significant benefit of platforms or clips. I think the walking comfort benefit outweighs the value of clipless, unless the tour group is speed-oriented and keeping up is hard to do.
Several of us have been talking about that type of pedal in this thread ... including the OP.
Mine are the Shimano PD M324s.
http://www.shimano.com.au/publish/co...untain%7C.html
And those Lake Mtn Bike shoes are very comfortable (for me) on or off the bike. Despite the cleats, I've walked around towns and gone on hikes with those shoes. But personally, I like having at least my left foot clipped in ... makes it easier to start from stops.