Perfect! They aren't hard to use or get used to. You can ride in running shoes or anything else that fits into the clips. You don't need to tighten the straps, just leave them almost tight, loose enough that you can get your foot in and out without futzing with them. Experiment if you want and you'll probably find that even if you tighten them by pulling up on the strap you can still yank your foot out if you forget to loosen them when coming to a stop. The hardest part is learning to flip the pedal over with your toe to grab the clip with your shoe, but a bit of practice makes it pretty easy. If you don't catch the pedal right away you can always just pedal on the bottom of the pedal for a few strokes until you have gained some speed. The clips can even scrape the ground as long as they aren't so tall that they catch the pavement hard and bend backwards. (I've had one set of cages that did that.)