Originally Posted by
RubeRad
How hard are they to learn to use? Not hard. The only hard part is remembering to unclip before stopping. Early on everybody forgets at least once, and falls over sideways because they can't put their foot on the ground. Rite of passage. But before long it's second nature, like stepping on the clutch when you have to brake a manual shift car.
Some of Shimanos pedals the release tension can be set so light there's virtually no resistance to uncliping.