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Don't worry about going clipless. You may have a couple of "Moments" but providing you keep the brain in gear-Difficult I know- Falling wont happen for a couple of months- or never.

You have SPD shoes so forget about buying a pedal that will require a different shoe. As far as I can see- you have a choice of 4 pedals. The single sided with a platform on the other- that I would not recommend. The A520's that are a road pedal, but are single sided and I have just changed to on the new bike- and are a bit stiff to get into so don't recommend either.

That leaves you the choice of the M540 and the M520. Personally I have the 520's. They are cheaper and are not any different to the 540's. Life of the pedals is good as I have had the first pair since 99 and they are still good.

The problem you will find with clipless is when you get used to them in a couple of months. You will pull up at a junction and without thinkin you will attempt to put your foot down and it won't happen. Panic sets in and Tarmac sandwich. Right after that you start thinking about the pedals again so it never happens again.