At the moment I'm quite happy with my toe-cages. When I'm a stronger biker and feel I'm not getting enough out of my bike AND have money, I'll look into Speedplays or something.

One of my worries (and I have many) is that I won't be able to find shoes with a wide enough toe-box. I think I'd buy bike shoes first, then look into the clipless pedals.

I know that I DON'T like riding on flat pedals after using toe-cages for so long. Feels like I'm not attached to the bike enough and like I'm wasting energy.