My wife likes plain pedals for her commuting bike (no toe clips, just double sided flat pedals). I have replaced them 2 times in 3 years - and they really needed it before then! Are there any reasonable ones about?
I guess that she must ride about 1500 miles per year and the bike is usually left outside overnight so whilst the mileage isn't massive, they do take a bit of a pounding from the elements.
Oddly I have found that even cheap SPDs or LOOK pedals will give many years of service without developing a clicking noise or simply falling apart. Surely there is something?