Becky - thanks for your reply. Does changing out the pedals bi-annually affect the threads on the cranks at all? It seems rather frequent for me.

I'd rather not have to think about changing the pedals - and it requires a change in seat height. All of my road bikes have Ultegra pedals except for my mtb - which is seldom usedtha.

I expected that I would have to buck up and do this if I was committed to riding through the winter ((speaking to myself) - which Ms. Chinook is way easier in DC than AK and MT!!!), I just wanted someone else besides myself to tell me that....sigh. I love the SPD-SL pedals, except they are not compatible with winter shoes.