Mine stick out just a hair, but I use 2 spacers to stick them out further. Otherwise I can't clip into my mallets. There's not much clicking.

I haven't been using them in awhile - went back to a cheap pair of shimano MTB shoes when I messed up my toe a few months ago and never put the cleats back in. I'll be going back to steel-toes and BMX platforms for winter, so it's not worth using them again until spring. I can fit thicker socks in the Shimanos, too...