Purchased Speedplay as my first set of road bike pedals. Note that I had not clipped in before with any brand. I found them very difficult to calibrate so that clipping in is as easy as described. Easy to clip out, harder to clip in. Don't tighten cleat screws all the way down tight.. read instructions, only tighten until you feel it catch, and then 1/4 turn more. Needs dry lube before every ride. Once you find correct position, screws need loctite or they loosen up, resulting in changed cleat postion. Break in period takes a while for the spring to lossen up. Have had them a couple of months, till can't clip in while stopped, have to be moving. Cleats collect dirt easily. That being said, can't compare to to any other pedals as this is my first set. The Speedplays do have a nice amount of float, and feel pretty comfortable on the road.