I have the Crank Brothers Candy SL. While this may not be the patform/clipless combo you were thinking of, the Candy SL's do offer a little bit of a platform for your foot. This is my first set of clipless pedals (and really my first real bike, an '05 Specialized Enduro, yea for me!), and I am not real happy with the platform part of them. I was hoping for something that I could use with street shoes for a quick ride around the neighborhood. The egg beater part of the pedal sticks up too far for your foot to get a good purchase on the pedal. I am thinking that the pedal is great for what it is intended for, which I believe is to give your foot a little more platform while clipped in, but it is not a good pedal to get if you will not be clipping in.