Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H. View Post
This goes against what a lot of people recommend, but...
My suggestion is to simply get used to riding your road bike first, with regular shoes and flat pedals. Then get clipless pedals AFTER you are generally comfortable with riding your road bike.
Another suggestion for easing into the clipless world is to use regular pedals and attach "Power Grip" straps to them, which lie diagonally across your foot. The motion in getting your foot in and out of PowerGrip straps is quite similar to the motion of releasing your foot from clipless (twist heel outwards as you pull foot out), and should help you get used to the idea for a while first.
Or get pedals that are clipless on one side and flat on the other. I like mine and feel better w/ flats if I need them. best of both worlds.