Originally Posted by gregjones

If you have cheap mud stomppers they would work ok. I wouldn't put my Merrell Barefoots in the pair of clips and straps that I had, and I didn't have the real cheap stuff.

SPD, is the way I went.

If you like riding brakeless, why don't you "go for the gusto" and ride barefoot with platform pedals. It won't make any difference the one time Death wins.