Posted by: "Bill Reeves"

> Trek has a pedal that allows for an SPD cleat on one side and still allows
the use of street shoes on the other side. 'Good for your buddy that wants take
a quick spin on yours before buying.
>

The Shimano M545 pedals I use are double sided SPD and because of the
outer cage and recessed mechanism they can be ridden fine in regular
shoes if necessary.

As I noted my choice in shoes is the Shimano sandals. Comfortable, and
as the SPD cleats are recessed easy to walk in. Except for the raised
toe molding the Lake sandals are near identical. In the winter I wear
Shimano SH-MT90 mtn biking boots. These are a quality
hiking/mountaineering boot with recessed SPD cleat mounts. They are
stiff enough I never had problems with sole deformation pain. The only
problem with them is that Shimano does not sell them in the US, you can
find them in europe:
http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/catalog/cycle/products/shoe.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=\
845524441770664&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302050114&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=14\
08474395181667&bmUID=1165270817955
I got mine off ebay.

I have a lot of trouble finding biking shoes that fit. Most seem to be
designed for narrow flat feet. Best to try them on first.

Walt