Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
They're MTB pedals because approx 70% of MTBs run this type of pedal and approx 2% of road bikes do.
Only drawback of them is you can't pedal through corners as much but that's no big deal.
I have been wondering that risk. Has not come up yet, but I can see that it could. I just stop peddling if skidding the pedal on the ground seem possible. I do not race, because risk of crashing is too high for my taste. I love the road bike, because of its efficiency and speed.