Originally Posted by
79pmooney
1) I made no comment at all on how good they are or why anyone would of should use them. 2) Many singe-sided pedals have far more pedal clearance cornering. Some of us like to optimize our opportunities to pedal without unpleasant strikes. (Pedals like these can also allow lower bottom bracketed bikes to be ridden strike free and take better advantage of the cornering edge of the lower center of gravity.) 3) Some shoes offer less than full support across their widths and benefit from a wider platform.
Edit: "rock-solid boring" In my book: very good
Agree with you on foot support. I prefer dual sided SPD pedals for ease of use, but did have many foot pain issues using them with mt bike shoes with less then good stiffness. Thus I used SPD-L pedals for many years, generally hated them as I would struggle getting the cleat engaged (foot issues). Thus went back to regular SPD md carbon soles shoes which solved the pain issue. He OP mentioned his wife was using carbon soled shoes so I assume the shoes will provide plenty of support.