Originally Posted by
JanCC
I know treaded tires aren't needed for pavement but I will be riding on some paths that are not paved.
Slick tires (or at least, those with minimal tread) can work really well off-road -- it's really just mud and snow that demand knobs to sink in a little more for traction.
As far as pedals I would like pedals that are comfortable for both commuting and for a longer ride if and when I am able to get out in the open roads. I don't want to change pedals for each different kind of ride (commute vs road ride).
Nor would I!
Perhaps you could get some of those dual-sided pedals (like PD-M324) so that you could have both an SPD and a platform side available. If nothing else, there's nothing that says you need SPD pedals to do road rides.