Checking in again...

SalsaMTB-thankyou for your explanations. I can better understand my "dumb" question of platform vs. hardly any.

I think Red Rock was referring to getting something stuck in the platform pedal.

This is exactly what I was thinking when I wrote this statement.

I checked out some of the Specialized Tahos, and they look "cool". I can understand with the "grippy soles" being nice. The sole is also firm too which is needed for cycling.

Has anyone used the Sidi mountain shoes? I know they have the tread on the bottom. How has that worked for the gripping situations? The specialized are not as expensive as the Sidis but as Zen has said many times, you get what you pay for. This is true with anything these days though.

Thankyou for your continued thoughts. You are all educating me on this.

Red Rock