We ended up getting my son a TREK KDR-1000 for X-mas. The bike come with pedals that have plaforms on one side and clipess on the other side. This should be fine to start out with, as the change from a kids MT bike to the ROAD bike will be significant alone. As soon as he is used to the road bike, I will pick him up new shoes and start out with the 'flip' side of the pedals before purchasing some type of clipless pedals. Can any reccomend shoes for kids? ... where to purchase?