Little Lightning
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I had dual sided pedals on my road bike when I first used clipless. They were ok if you wanted to wear flat shoes but I always used my cycling shoes so they were a pain. Speedplay pedals are the same on both sides so no fishing for the pedal. The Speedplay Frog, which is the mtn bike pedal, is also the same on both sides. The Frog cleat works only on mtn bike shoes and is recessed into the shoe.I have dual-sided pedals on my mt bike. One side is to clip in, other side is flat. While the idea sounded good, in practice it's annoying having to seek the right side for the shoe for an extra second. And they're heavy.
But learning to clip in and out wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be.
There's a variety of pedals, each with their advantages and disadvantages. What does your fitter recommend?