Cool about your sneakers - my feet wouldn't survive - so as long as your dawgs are happy all is good! I have to second the motion on those Shimano dual function pedals - those were my very first ones (on my hybrid) and it is really nice to have the choice between platform and SPD on the spur of the moment. I had hot spot problems on longer rides (starting over about 30 miles) so I switched to Looks and road shoes and that helped a lot. Now I just do the duck walk when I get off the bike