Look pedals (keo sprint)

[SouthernBelle]

I've had a cleat screw work loose. Tighten them snugly. But if it continues to be a problem, try a drop of loctite on the threads.

I also keep a couple of extra screws in my saddlebag, just in case. Even If I never need them, somebody else might.

[short cut sally]

I have the same set up as you...keo sprints (and sidi's) for both bikes. I have the tension on my pedals set as loose as they can be-That setting works great for me. Otherwise I feel like I am struggling way too hard to get out of the pedals. To help with your tension there is a diagram on the pedals that tells you which way to turn for tightening or loosening. The clips to the shoes you want as tight as possible. You don't want those to move at all. Try them a couple more times in a stationary position before going back out on the road, to see if you like the tension settings. You are already familiar with clips/pedals with your spd's, this is almost the same. (The hardest part I had to get used to was going from double sided spd's to this pedal style and my pedal kept flipping over and I had a hard time clipping in on one side. )

[maillotpois]

They're great pedals. Just practice using them out of traffic for a bit.

It sounds like you got the cleat loose, and that would make things even more difficult for some one who is just learning. Imagine trying to twist your foot out, but the cleat is moving along with your foot so it stays in the pedal. That won't work. Keep those cleats on snug!!

[aicabsolut]

With those, you aren't going to pull out of the pedal by accident if they are set on the loosest tension. The screw is at the back of the pedal (there's a + and - sign and arrows). The cleat should be screwed on the shoe tightly! That could've been one reason you couldn't get out--you were twisting the cleat off the shoe instead of the cleat out of the pedal. IMO, I think that no matter how tight the tension is on those particular pedals, clipping out feels the same. What I cannot do when the tension is too tight is get clipped in! I can pretty much jump up and down on the thing and it won't engage.

If you still struggle with it after tightening down the cleats and loosening the pedal, there's always the "Keo Easy" pedals that have less tension.