Gee, you can't go wrong with M520s and the multirelease SH56 cleats. Super easy to bail out on bad hills and such.
If it weren't for the hot spots, and the fact that the yellow thingy on the cleats is already falling off (I haven't taken them outdoors yet), I'd return the SPD-SL in a heartbeat.
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