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Quick look at the new Funn Mambas on this pinkbike vid.
Simano A530's are really pretty good if you're primarily wearing cycling shoes as they usually rotate to be naturally cleat side up so you don't really have to mess about finding the right side when you've set off from the lights. Plus if it isn't cleat side up then you can just stomp on the flat side until you've got going.
They feel flawed when wearing regular shoes as they aren't very grippy which can be a problem in the wet, and if the pedal is cleat side up it's even slippier so you need to flip the pedal a bit more urgently. That said I have them on my commuter and stopped wearing cleated shoes with it over a year ago due to knee issues and haven't bothered to take the pedals off so it can't be that bad.
some of these pedals, like the XT ones, cost a bomb for something that’s probably going to be a bit shit.
They're excellent pedals. I have them on my commuter so that if I have to take my bike during the work day I don't need to switch shoes and they also enable me to use the bike when I wouldn't want to wear cycling shoes or bring another pair of shoes. Any dual sided pedal involves some compromise and flipping the correct side up but the payoff is the flexibility. They're worth it for me.