As a newbie and someone who wants to be comfortable, I bought mountain bike style shoes (so that I don't have to slap on plastic cleat covers whenever I walk around to get food/go to the bathroom).

I have the Shimano PD-M530 pedals/cleats. The clipless pedals have a huge bracket on them so that I can easily pedal with normal shoes or my clipless shoes. They are dual sided for easy clipless entry. However, these pedals are heavy. But I don't have to worry about flipping pedal sides for clipless/regular shoes.

I got them because I was worried that I would not be able to go fully clipless due to my clumsiness.
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2012 Specialized Amira Elite, upgraded carbon handle bars, Jett saddle 143mm switched to 145mm 2012 Selle Italia Max SLR Gel Flow saddle

2011 Specialized Ariel Sport,suspension post,Serfas Rx Women's Microfiber saddle