I can't tell you from personal experience, but I can tell you what my husband thinks. He just got them for Christmas and he hasn't put in any road miles with them as he is still in recovery mode from a broken wrist, but he's been on the trainer with them. First, I can tell you he absolutely loves them. He also previously had Look pedals, which he hated because they began to creak horribly. Anyway, he said they are a bit harder to get out of at first, but I haven't heard him complain in a long time. Believe me...he'd be vocal if he didn't like them.