Originally Posted by mihlbach
You can potetially pull your foot vertically out of SPDs...that sucks if you are backpedaling hard to stop. But its very unlikely to happen if you have then set at a high tension and your cleats aren't worn out. I pulled out of SDPs twice when it was raining, but never when it was dry. Use a brake and don't worry about it.
That's not true. Unless you have the special spd cleats that are hard to find and coloured gold, all spd cleats release just like any other clipless system. I personally have never had a problem with spds and like them very much.