It took me quite a while a a lot of convincing for me to convert to cycling shoes and clippless pedals. Upon my husbands recommendation he told me to get a mtn cycling shoe so I went with a Specialized one as they felt most comfortable. The reason for a mtn shoe even if you are road biking is the when you attach the cleat for clippless they are easier to walk in as the cleat is recessed more into the shoe.

After getting use to the shoe I then proceeded to the clippless pedals. We had a pair of barely used spd's in the garage so my husband put those on for me just to see if this something I would be able to adjust to without a problem. I practiced on my trainer and once comfortable I rode outdoors. I did not find them to be a problem. This particular pair was on the heavy side and I did have to pivot my foot rather hard to clip out, but as long as I was thinking about what I needed to do I had no problems.

At this point, I knew I would be ok with clipless so I began research the boards here to see which pedals I would be happiest with. As always I received a great wealth of info from many of these wonderful ladies. I went with Speedplay Frogs as they can be used with mtn shoes (not all can). They were so easy to use I thought something was wrong with them that I called Speedplay. But, this is the way they are. I barely have to think about clipping out because except for pivoting my heal out I release from the pedal with complete ease, no effort. I love them.

Sorry, I didn't mean for this reply to be so long. I hope my info helps you out.

~ JoAnn