i dig my beaters. i thought at first they would be a pain to use on my road/track bike but since then, i have ridden close to 500 miles on them and i am happy i bought them. in particular to my fixie, i have never disengaged from skidding and/or sprinting. that would sometimes happen on my old spd's but they were a total pile. yes your foot does move around a bit but i am used to it now.