I have a Trek 1200, and it has the Clip/Strap style pedals. I have thought of just replacing them with a pair of mountain bike pedals, but I am reading up on pedals on the Shimano site and Amazon.

My question is this, would be it smarter to get one of those dual sided pedals where one could clip in or wear street shoes or is it better just to get the mountain bike style pedals and just wait and upgrade to nicer pedals that are just clip in?

If there is simple explainer on pedals that anyone knows of on the web, that would be great. This is my first road bike so I am wanting something that allows me to get off the pedals easily till I get more comfortable riding. I haven't had a bunch of time to play with the pedals on the bike currently, but from the times I have they are kind of a pain.