Originally Posted by
RubeRad
OK, now I get it. It is slightly, naggingly annoying to get the pedal into position. I never realized how much I relied on having my left foot clipped in to easily start off...
I got a pair of the cheapest alu platform pedals on eBay (they say "BASE CAMP"). I took a mtb ride with them, and they were all right. Definitely it makes it easier to get started uphill. A couple commuting rides as well, and don't like them much; as I expected, I'm continually fussing where to put my feet. Also, the pins on these things have no bite. That much at least, I'm certain is due to the cheapness of these pedals.
I've tried a few pairs of flats. The first pair I tried were around $50, they always felt to short, the pins were not sticky enough either. The best pedals I've found for large feet are the DMR Vault Pedals which got rid of all these problems:
Amazon.com : DMR Vault Pedals Black : Bike Pedals : Sports & Outdoors
They're $115, definitely expensive, but at the same time their higher price and higher reputation I figured would make them easier (and more worthwhile) to sell on ebay if I decided not to keep them. (Buy $50 that wouldn't be worth the hassle to sell, or buy $115 pedals I could probably sell for $50-$60 and get half my money back.)
They immediately felt like pedals who's size fit my feet, and solved the grip problems I was having. The only thing I wasn't as fond of was their slightly concave design that dips down in the middle. The more I ride with them the more I get used to it though.
The best totally flat pedals I could find where the Hope f20's, they're more expensive at $160 though, and the more I ride the DMR Vault Pedals the more I've liked them.
Amazon.com : Hope F20 Platform Pedal Black : Bike Pedals : Sports & Outdoors