one of my M324 pedals died after probably less that 1500miles
i had them on my fugly/cx as if riding with the kids didn’t have to keep clipping/unclipping or could just pop to the shops

they look hard to service and now mrs antigee says will only go clipless on road bike if has a flat option

any alternatives with spd one side / flat other doesn’t have to be shimano i’ve used other clipless?

I’ve got Shimano a530s on my town bike. Similar to m324s but prettier and with a bigger platform. I’ve had 324s too and had no trouble with them.