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For the last year or so I've been using Shimano A530 pedals, non-cleat side, with light trainers, (something like Onitsuka Tigers). Morning rides, weekend trips, up the Pyrenees even - no foot pain, no knee pain (although this could also be from swapping to 165mm cranks), no clacking around off the bike, no spare shoes needed. You can shift your foot position around a bit for more comfort and the dished frame gives good surface contact without the pain of thin ridges digging into soft soles as you get with caged touring pedals.
I've been considering drilling some holes into them for MTB-style pins for extra grip, but they've got a bit of ridging on already and I've not slipped on them as yet (in dry or wet).
Using the same set up for week-long tour shortly.
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