The shoes can be used with clipless. My regular sneakers feel the same way, but these are narrower so they slip in easier. I'm thinking I should either try putting a plastic wedge on the bottom to extend the cage outward and see what happens. Unfortunately the box says these pedals are a large.

I considered getting clipless pedals, but don't know how I feel riding in busy areas with them. My daily route takes me across a busy bike path, and I'm frequently stopping at stop lights on my other routes. I know people ride through NYC with clipless, but I'm hesitant to plunk down money for pedals which I'm not sure I'll like