I have a 2021 Trek FX4 carbon and want to replace the small stock pedals with larger pedals as I wear running shoes when riding. I ride on paved trails and roads.

What do you recommend?

Thanks.

Gerry

I use these for the same reasons you state: I use normal shoes for running errands and commuting.
they also allow for good foot retention compared to flat pedals without pins.

Amazon.com : ROCKBROS Mountain Bike Pedals MTB Pedals Bicycle Flat Pedals Aluminum 9/16" Sealed Bearing Lightweight Platform for Road Mountain BMX MTB Bike : Sports & Outdoors

Race Face Chester pedals are another to consider.

I've said this before and I'll say it again. You have time and flexibility. Make an occasional habit of going to the bike online retail bike sites and search all their clearance by "price - lowest to highest". This is the kind of thing that you are likely to get a deal on. Also socks, gloves, grips, chains - small dollar items.

I happen to have the Chesters, because they say Chester and that is my son's name.

I have some of those Rockbros pedals from amazon and they are hard to beat for the price. I like the MKS Lambda pedals also, I have 2 pairs of those. They are pricier and rebuildable, but mine need rebuilt. Sometimes it is hard to justify the time and expense ordering parts when you can get the cheap ones for $20 and change.

I use those too; had them on several bikes now.

Not riding with running shoes, but if you insist, BMX pedals.

A thought - modern pedals are very easy to change out. More than one pair can be fun. The pedals that fasten with an 8mm Allen wrench are especially easy.

I was going to swap out pedals today so I could ride my road bike to the coffee shop and have kind shoes for their wooden floor but, oops!, my only pair of SPDs are on another bike and that was more work than I wanted to do. Next purchase - another pair. (I'm not a no-retention guy. And for my riding, pins are no-retention. But that's just me.)

I would have recommended Chester / Ride pedals but I've had two different sets now tighten up on me while still really new. This latest set about - 3 months of daily short commuting. The last one I tried to adjust but they aren't really adjustable. I was hoping the nylon locknut would stay in place but it decided to always loosen.

I replaced the first set with Amazon chinesium pedals. Not the 1:1 clones with the nearly-obscene name but the RockBros that are still quite similar. No problems with those.

DO NOT BUY KNOCKOFF PEDALS from companies like rock-br os. Just don't do it. RaceFace Chesters are great pedals, Crank Brothers Stamp 7s are my absolute favorites but if you like nylon bodies the Stamp 1s are still decent. I am also a fan of the MKS Gamma or Lambdas.

Genuine problems vs knockoff no-problems. *shrug*

I've been using VSixty pedals for 20 years. All metal, pegs screw from the bottom so don't fall out, have one sealed bearing and grease bushing the inside half.
The end cap fixes the position, so NO adjustments ever. Lube after 1,600 miles or so. About $60 Canadian.
Do NOT buy the cheaper $30 model with STUPID 1/16" bearings.
Plastic pedals are dumb IMO. And too many pedals are ridiculously thin for no reason.
The trouble with choosing pedals is none of the ads show WTH bearings they have.
I also have a BMX 1/2" set for my old CCM. They are very good also with both sides cup/ cone 7/32" balls. But I had to glue in the top screw pegs.

I've had good luck with Crank Brothers Stamp 1's, Stamp 2's, Stamp 7's, and even One up composite pedals.

VP-538. Rivbike calls them the Clem Smith pedal. I’ve had them on both bikes for several years now and they have worked great.

https://www.rivbike.com/products/vp-538-black-pedal

https://www.vpcomponents.com/vp-538

Otto

There are decent "knock-off" pedals out there. All the Exustar pedals I've use have been cheap and yes, not built to go forever but the many of their LOOK Delta knockoffs I've used routinely go 10k miles working just fine. (They've never said "Exustar". Mine have been "Forte" from Performance but the Nashbars are the identical pedal.) I see that Exustar makes quite a variety of knock-offs. I'm guessing their others are similar quality..

Thanks for all your pedal recs, I appreciate it