Hi, i got some shimano road shoes, and pedals, and they are awesome, i have changed my pedaling style, so i hardly push on the pedals and don't have the same problem anymore, but i find there is no comparison with the being able to be out of the saddle going up a steep hill with the amount i can pull up on the pedals without thinking my feet are about to slip out. the only time i put much pressure downwards of the pedels is when i am sprinting or out of the saddle riding up a hill. so i probably wouldn't have the same problem with the old pedals and shoes now, but i do prefere the road shoes and pedals.

I have got a coach since making this tread and have improved a lot of aspects of my riding since then. still a long long long way to go though. i have just started racing on the track (went up a grade after only 1 week and still won races) then next road season i'll be racing that. i beat a lot of the guys i ride with which doesn't impress them at all.

Thank you for the reply, and good luck with your cycling