Originally Posted by
shayel
The trick I used to use (I ride with SPDs nows
) is to take an old cleat, unconnected to a shoe, and place it in the pedal. That way, you increase the pedal's platform. Just remember to extract the cleat by pulling the jaw back, not by twisting the cleat.
That's neat. Another idea is to use the black plastic "demo" platforms that bike shops use for test rides; they essentially transform any SPD pedal into a platform. I hear they're a good temporary solution (nothing you'd want to leave in forever; better to get a pair of dedicated platform/clipless pedals like the M324s I mentioned above)..