Mallets are great in the aspect that it is a clipless system and provides a faily large platform to pedal with when you would prefer the saftey of not being clipped-in in those "U fall U die" situations.

I've used tha Mallets with sneakers for a quick trip to the coner store or ride to the play ground with my daughter and it worked quite well. I wouldn't say that the Mallets are something I would use for longer rides without my clipless shoes because the pedal, even with the longer plates installed, do not provide a lot of grip on my sneakers.

My opiion...

T.J.

I use the CB system on all of my bikes.