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Nope, any of the trail series caged SPDs can't be used with out clipping in.
If you look at the side view pic, you'll see the cleat mechanism is a lot
higher than the cage, that makes them very slippery.
If you want to use them without cleats, check out the Shimano full cage style
pedals. Be warned that the cheap ones won't take much abuse to the plastic
cage though.
March 6, 2014, 9:39 a.m. - CraigH
#!markdown Nope, any of the trail series caged SPDs can't be used with out clipping in. If you look at the side view pic, you'll see the cleat mechanism is a lot higher than the cage, that makes them very slippery. If you want to use them without cleats, check out the Shimano full cage style pedals. Be warned that the cheap ones won't take much abuse to the plastic cage though.