Originally Posted by
John Valuk
Hybrid SPD/platform is not a style of pedal that is to everyone's taste, but I give Shimano credit for having reflectors integrated into the design of the PD-T8000 pedals.
A number of the single-sided Shimano pedal models - even higher-end SPD-SL - have reflector options that can in some cases be not widely available, at least in the U.S. market. I would guess that demand is limited.
These are likely the foreign markets, more focused on practical safety and utility, that encourage or even enforce, by regulations, such designs. In my recollection, I managed to get Shimano Saint platform pedals equipped with reflectors for myself in the US, but when my wife wanted the same, only the ones without the reflectors were available. I ordered the reflectors separately from Germany.