Wow, what is that cat thing, I'm just waking up but that thing scared me to death - wide awake now!!!!

trayc - I had a period where I was only tandem mtb riding and had clipless on those pedals, but when I bought a single mtb bike I didn't have the cash for another pair of pedals, so I used the cage pedals that came with my bike but cut the straps off. It looked similar to the original photo posted. What I liked abou that is it still allowed me to pull, but also let me take my foot out sideways (which you will need to get used to when you go clipless).

Good Luck!!