Mountain or road? Well, I'm doing this on a road bike, but my husband originally suggested that I try mountain shoes because they are easier to walk in. Unfortunately the tread on the shoe made it even harder to find the cleat, so I just bought a pair of road shoes thinking maybe that would solve the problem. It hasn't, which is discouraging.

Fortunately I haven't spent anything at all on pedals so far because I've been taking my husband's castoffs and the ones that came with various bikes, so if I decide to try something else it will really be my first investment as long as it's compatible with my shoes. My shoes will work with Look pedals and I *think* the most recent Speedplay Frogs, which are the ones I'm really eying because of the thread elsewhere here about how they are good for people with knee problems. (My husband has had three knee surgeries so I might wind up converting him, too.)

Thanks for the encouragement. I think I am going to give the SPDs another two weeks, and I am going to practice every day, and if it does not start to click I am going to look into something else.