Originally Posted by
meanwhile
I ca understand you concern, but no. Lots of MTBers ride spiked platform pedals. I do on my MTB. They're still the most commonly used pedal in BMX. And people simply don't have this problem. If anything they're safer because you can get a foot down more quickly.
But what flarge says is completely correct - there's no way of getting a spiked shoe to work well with a platform pedal.
MTBers and BMXers don't have to worry about constantly getting on and off a bike, not to mention shouldering it, with big, spiked off-road flat pedals.