cleats with float, or no float

[OakLeaf]

It really depends on the installation.

I'm on the strong-ish side and have no issues with my hands, and there's been twice that I've needed DH's help to get my pedals off ... and he, who's done physical labor most of his life, needed a breaker bar.

Once the first time they came off - and once several months after I'd installed them in a hurry in the FedEx parking lot ... both times, no lubricant, and I'm pretty sure they were factory installed too tight.

Assuming that whoever installed the pedals last used plenty of anti-seize lubricant and an appropriate torque, then yes, it should not be hard at all, and if you need something to cushion your hand on the skinny pedal wrench, you can wrap it in a shop towel.

And that is an advantage to doing it yourself and making it one of the basics ... you will know that the person who installed the pedals did it right, if it was you!