Which kind of SPD/platform combo pedals?
It's time to get my son a bigger bike and he wants a road bike to go riding with me, but I also want him to be able to just jump on it when he wants to ride to his friend's house or visit Grandma. He already uses SPD pedals on the tandem we ride, so I figured on getting him those combo pedals so he can also ride comfortably with street shoes. That leaves 3 choices, so I'm curious which you recommend and why.
1) SPD on one side, platform on the other
2) SPD on both sides with a platform around them
3) Regular SPD and attach a clip-in platform when using street shoes
I'm leaning toward #3 because there would be no platform to get in the way of clipping in when using clipless shoes, but I have no experience with any of these options and would love to hear real world experiences.
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