Love my Speedplays. I can't compare to anything else, cause I've never used anything else. But they are so easy to get in and out of and my foot is not locked into one position. Dh loves them way more than whatever he used when he first started riding (I have no clue what that was and it was before I started riding). When my friend got her first road bike, we encouraged her to get Speedplays. She not only loves them, but found out they are really the only pedal she should use because one of her feet turns slightly in when she rides. Any other pedal would cause her issues, per a bike fit guy / professional coach.