...Are great!
Last night I needed some chew, but didn't want to fire up my WRX to make the 1 mile trip to the store.
I also didn't really feel like putting on my cycling shoes, I already had a perfectly good pair of sandles on my feet. (sandals are best when watching baseball)

Just turn those pedals upside down and violla! I'm on my way.

Are you talking about 1 sided spds?

yeah something like that.

With the clip on one side, and a flat pedal on the other.

I used to have a pair of those. I didn't find them very useful. I probably used the non-SPD side about twice. Not to say they aren't useful for others. My secret is that I have a comfortable and walkable pair of spd sandals.

I'm thinking about getting some of those. Which ones do you have? The Shimano M324's? Or something else?

I've got a pair of Wellgo DH pedals on my commuter. It was nice for riding after I hurt my knee and did a little riding on regular shoes.

https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...45524442618177

Truth be told, though, if I'm going to be riding 5 blocks or something, regular shoes on my double sided spds is manageable. If I'm riding any real distance, I'll take the time to put on my biking shoes (commuter style so they're walkable too).

The major upside and downside of the DH pedals is the spikes they've got on the flat side. They're great for keeping your foot in place, but they've scratched up my legs a bunch of times.

Oh, and the shimano cleats I have don't seem to release 100% reliably from the wellgo pedals. On my shimano spds if I rotate my foot, the cleat pops out when it disengages. On the Wellgos, I have to lift my foot at the same time. If I don't lift my foot and rotate my foot past the disengagement point before pulling up, the cleat jams in the pedal. This resulted in me falling over twice in the last week, which is odd, because I've been commuting fine with those pedals for the whole season.

I'm not sure if it's a compatibility issue with the cleats (maybe the cleats that came with the pedals are a little different?) but I don't care enough to experiment. I'm switching back to my shimano m515 double sided spds on my commuter.

Incidentally, on my road bike I use Wellgo MG-8s which release just fine. I don't understand why I have such trouble with the DH pedals.

https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...45524442498933

where did you find those?

Nashbar. They don't sell the ones I got anymore, but they still have several varieties. I got mine for $35 over a year ago, and have been wearing them incessantly even off the bike. Possibly the best purchase of my life.

I rode with a guy earlier this year on like a 50 mile ride that was wearing Shimano sandals.

+1

Mine are a Shimano version; great for hot summer rides. I wore them last year doing a metric on one of the hottest rides of the year. Keep an eye on Ebay for them; you just might luck out.

B

I picked up the Nashbar version recently for about $35 as well. Pretty comfortable, but not my favorite looking sandals/shoes. I really enjoy using them for commuting during good weather, and I sometimes will use them on group rides as well.