Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
Here's a lengthy discussion on MTBR's Women's Lounge on shoes/pedals.

I'd add that there are any number of good platform pedals on the market. There are also any number of threads on MTBR about pedals. You can drive yourself crazy with it. One less expensive pedal that comes up a lot with favorable reviews is the Forte from Performance.

what's funny is I read that thread, and a lot of other discussion out there in internet land. I learned more from a really good shop guy in Seattle, in ten minutes, than I did from hours of reading pedal discussion.