Yea, I know there have already been a few discusssions on clipless pedals, and I have read them with great interest......but here's my questions on the whole matter....

So I have gotten my old 87 Schwinn going decent for riding....waiting for the parts to come in to do a full front and rear overhaul.....but in the meantime, it's certainly rideable.....

So I was coming home tonight on the bike, on the last half of my ride(a short one by comparitive standards, as I have just renewed my love of road biking).....and I am biking into a really nasty headwind coming home. (Usually I have a headwind going out, and a tailwind coming back.....but not tonight)

And I am thinking, while I am toiling away on my stock platform pedals.....'well crap, maybe I should reinstall the clipons that I took off, as they sure would be handy about now'.....

And then I started thinking about clipless.....

I am a COMPLETE noob at anything like that.....

I was looking at the Shimano M324 because it had platform sides along with clipless....and MT42 shoes......

Anyways, any suggestions for a complete noob to this clipless stuff? I plan to reinstall the clips on my old bike for now, as they'll be better than nothing in a headwind.....but am wondering about switching to clipless and what others might suggest.....sure would have come in handy today against that nasty headwind this evening.....

Basically...what are the best pedals/shoes for a total noob to learn on? I am just now beginning to learn that being more efficient with pedal energy is a very good thing........(my apologies, as it's been quite some time since I have been on a road bike)

Thanks in advance!

P.S. If I decide to go to clipless, should I get one of those big sumo foam costumes for the first week or so, so that I'll bounce when I tip over when I forget to unclip?