Quote Originally Posted by AMP View Post
My feet have no pain. It's a marvel. I'm not totally out of the woods on my pedals though. I'm switching pedals and cleats with my husband as his seem easier to clip out of.

When I first learned to ride with toeclips, I left the straps completely loose until I felt confident and could reach down and cinch them up like it was second nature. I wish the clipless pedals had a training version. Even with the tension on lowest setting, it still seems to require more "jerk" than I have.

I'm determined though.
Are your pedals and cleats both new? Mine were IMPOSSIBLE for me to clip in (I weigh about 120 lbs) for the first time, even with my LBS owner pounding on my feet to try to get them to clip in. He ended up having to put on my tiny shoes, get on my little bike, and clip them in and out a few times to sort of "break them in" for me. It was hilarious, and I wish I would have taken a picture.

Either way, cleats often do need some break in time. Unfortunately, this is usually when you are learning how to use them, so it can be a bit of a pain. My Speedplays took maybe 10 bouts of in/out before they were pretty easy to get in and out of, and I cleaned and dry-lubed them yesterday since they were getting a little gritty and harder to get in and out of again.

I've found that SPDs have been pretty easy to get in and out of for me, but I always miss the float and slightly larger pressure base of my Speedplays when I use the SPDs - I tend to get hot spots with the SPDs.