Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
I think I'd steer you more toward the frogs - I haven't used them, but I understand from others that they are passive release - they don't take much force to get out, but are still secure when clipped in. I'd really hesitate to encourage anyone to set their release tension very loose on adjustable pedals... *if* you clip out when you do not intend to, the results can be pretty disastrous.....

(my husband had a pair of faulty pedals - he accidentally unclipped both feet when he stood to sprint through an intersection.... it was not pretty to see him go flying... fortunately he was OK)
Bingo - I am new to clipless as well (< 1 year using them) and I had a world of trouble with Shimano - and they were installed/adjusted properly. They were also hard on my knees. My Frogs have been great out of the starting box with no problems at all. As Eden noted, there is no tension and are fully passive release - I was afraid that having to move my ankle further to get out of them would be a problem but there hasn't been any problems at all. I've had foot surgery so I do have some ankle flexibility issues but not problems at all with these pedals