I gone back and forth between platforms and clipless. And i still keep coming back to clipless. If my commute was short, like 3 miles I would stick with platforms. But for anything more, clipless are a lot easier. But it sounds like you are talking about clip pedals. Those i have not tried yet. Seems like they might be a good compromise. I've seen good things written about Power Grips. http://www.rivbike.com/webalog/pedal...aps/14046.html