Originally Posted by
kickstart
I find that I can get on the appropriate side of the pedal automatically in the same way I use the appropriate lever for shifting. It's just a matter of knowing how to do it, and having it become second nature.
+1
With the the pedals I have the clipless side faces towards the back of the pedal and the platform side is towards the front. It's not that the clipless side is either up or down. Knowing that it's pretty easy to get the pedal in the position I want it without looking. If I do happen to get the wrong side it's not a big deal to wait until I'm through an intersection to flip.
The shimano road pedals I have hang almost the exact same way so clipping in works the same way on both.
It took awhile for the pedals to break in before they would hang this way at rest consistently.
As far the difference in stack height goes, there is probably more difference between the thickness of the soles of various shoes and sandals I wear than there is between the platform and clipless side of the pedal.