No pedals are worth a few crash-sessions to get used to them. The Candy SLs on my commuter require a long side-movement to get out of them. They are just not a twist-and-snap feeling like SPDs, but are more like I am twisting my foot in thick half dried rubber cement. There is no exact 'feel' to them and I really have to twist quite a bit. My SPDs and Time MTB pedals need only a short throw of my heel out and snap- done. I've been riding the Candys for a year now, and still don't like them. Been contemplating the Frogs... Maybe I will break down and buy a pair provided I can walk in the cleats at work. (I wear Specialized shoes that look kinda like designer sneakers and work is casual professional so that works for me.)

I found that they are easier to get out of if you clip out well before your momentum slows down enough to cause you to fall if you start twisting your foot.