Originally Posted by
Psydotek
Crankbrother Mallets are two sided with a huge platform and a small cleat.
But if you've got MTB shoes, you might as well get something with a smaller platform and just wear the shoes even for small trips. (and if you don't mind doing that, the CB Candy pedals would be my recommendation since they still have a platform)
I tried the candy pedals for this purpose. I have no idea what that platform is for, but it doesn't give you a street shoe option. I find the shimano to be easier to use than the eggbeater, but both are of superior quality to the handful of others I've tried.
I ride and like the 324. I find that mine usually hang with the clip pointing slightly up and to the rear. It kind of "defaults" for easily access to the clip side. When I'm wearing street shoes, I have gotten into the habit of dragging the bottom of my shoe along the edge, then back, which flips it to the cage side.
The nice thing about the 324 is that even if you miss the clip, the platform is a good pedaling surface that is usable til you are up to speed and traffic is filtering around you normally. You can flip the pedal when it is more convenient later.
I recommend you give them a few days to see if you get more used to the one-sided design. these pedals are pretty expensive to buy over and over again (but slightly-used pedals do get decent prices on ebay)
Once you try or buy something else, be sure you post your opinion here so others can learn from it too
Cheers