I'm choosing between two SPD style pedals to go on my commuter for the coming season.
They are the:

• Wellgo WAM-M19 which is a double sided
• Wellgo MG-8 which single sided

Both of these pedals seem to be compatible with the Performance Forte Campus pedals I already own. The campus pedals were a great introduction to going clipless and I can now see myself going clipless all the time.

I find when I get started with the campus pedals that I sometimes use the platform side for a revolution or two before flipping the pedal over and clipping in. Will that be an issue with a single sided pedal? Has anyone used either of these pedals? Are there other aspects to this that I haven't thought about?

Thanks.

In my experience at least, wellgo pedals are crap. The bearings just don't last, and they don't seem to have as much float as Shimano SPDs. If I were you, I spend a few extra bucks and get Shimano SPD 520 pedals. You can get them at ProBikeKit for $28 shipped.
https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=d1013

They last long and are fully serviceable.

+2 on the 520s.

They last for a heck of a long time and work very well.

If you can get wellgos for cheap they are worth it. I have a pair that has gone 3000+ miles in all kinds of weather with no problems. I would go with the double sided ones.

You'll probably go through 3~5 sets of wellgos by the time you wear out a PD-520 or PD-540, if it's even possible to wear them out.

+1 - getting 3000 miles out of a set of pedals is nothing to brag about. You oughta be able to get 3000 miles year for 10 years out of a set of pedals. With the Shimanos it's very likely that you will.

I have m970 pedals by shimano. I am very impressed with how well they were made.
When I get the urge to change my road pedals I think I may try ultegra or dura ace road pedals.

Hmmm. So far it seems Shimano is very well received. The reason I first looked at the Wellgo pedals is because they use the same cleat as the Forte Campus, which is the 98A and is supposedly compatible with Shimano's SH-51. I'm guessing the M520 comes with the SH-51. This would allow me to continue using both pedals with one pair of shoes/cleats.

Has anyone used the Campus pedal with Shimano's cleat? Do they work adequately well together?

Thanks.

Yeah, I have wellago pedals on my bianchi (they're only there because it's celeste)
98A cleats are the exact same design as SH-51

Ditto for me. I have Wellgo platform on one side and SPD on the other. This sping I'm replacing them with PD-M324 pedals that I should have had put on in the first place. The Wellgos are noisy when I'm pulling any kind of torque and they don't keep their tension adjustment.

My point is that after 3000 miles they show no signs of excessive wear, and work well, and have been crashed into rocks several times on singletrack. I also reccomend stepping up to the 520s, mostly because they "feel" a bit nicer, but that doesn't mean the wellgos are complete junk.

Yep, me too. 520's all the way. Inexpensive, and they'll last for ages.