Thanks for all the replies, ladies.

Kitsune06: You ride the Mallets as platforms! Did they come with the bike? BTW, I doubt that you're lazy.

Goenz & tattiefritter: Now that's interesting info about improving your pedal stroke. And counter to conventional wisdom. So of course, I'm going to try it.

Tuckervill: My feet bounced a bit on my cage style pedals, but have never come all the way off. While I don't ride off road, I'm not a particularly aggressive rider and platforms will likely meet most of my needs.

mickchick: I've heard mixed reviews about those Shimanos but since you have them on all your bikes, it sounds like you're very satisfied with them. The two complaints I've heard, consistently, are that they're hard to clip in/out of and that it's a pita to get the side you want to flip up. Which side do you ride most often?

tattiefritter: Thanks for the info about the pedals with pins. I bet it does hurt like hell if you get smacked with them. I'm probably going to try them anyway. Some of the seemingly stupid stuff I've tried has worked out pretty well for me. And some things have, in fact, been just stupid.

kelownagirl: I'm so used to taking both feet off the pedals when I stop that I'm not in the habit of tilting the bike. So I thought, instead of unclip both, stop, clip in one foot preparatory to starting up again, maybe I'll try to keep one foot clipped in. Turns out you can track stand a recumbent. For about 2 seconds. And then you discover how hard it is to learn new habits. I bet that looked really funny.

Thanks again!