Actually, I just went to Time ATACs as my first clipless pedals, and found them very easy to get out of. If you get the more recent "13/17" cleat, you can release with as little as 13 degrees of turnout. And you can fudge that even more by mounting the cleat on your shoe with the front pointing more toward your big toe. Add a little paraffin or chain wax to your pedal and cleats while you're getting used to them, and you won't have a problem. If you get the older cleats (which were 15/20 degree release), you can simply file them a little to make them the same forgiving profile as the newer 13/17s. As for the rolling problem with the SPD's, I don't think you'd feel that on the ATACs. They have very equal tension and seem very stable, regardless of the orientation of your foot. I have a bunch of biomechanical issues, and I love these pedals.