hey congrats! I read your story yesterday but was busy at work so no tiem to reply... anyway... as time goes by, they may get "sticky" from being set down when you unclip... I just spray a little white lightening on mine to re-lube them...

also, I was professionally fit by John Howard... he recommended learning to unclip on BOTH sides and switching off at every stop... this allows muscles and more importantly the IT band to be stretched on each side whenever you put your foot down at a stop! So far so good altho it took me a while to figure out how to unclip left... felt like I was riding clipless for the first time too!