Easiest Clip Ins
 

I know that everyone has their own favorite clipless pedal and opinions are like *&^holes, but I'd still like to hear 'em. I'm currently using Shimano A520 SPD's because I liked having the platform while I was learning to ride clipless. They're not the easiest to get into from a stop, and I'm interested in trying out some different models. I'd like to find something that I can automatically clip into with out a lot of fiddling around and without having to look down. What are some opinions on the "Easiest" pedals to clip into from a dead stop?

The Look Keo "Easy" is cheap, light, and easy to get into and out of supposedly (designed for newbs).

http://probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1118

PBK has gotten expensive now though....

What do you find difficult about your current pedals?

Speedplay light actions

The clipless mechanism / cleat is small and you really need to be precise in your foot placement to get a quick hook up.

Anything would be hard compared to the footboards on that FLHT!! ;)

Speedplay.

I have a pair of Nashbar LOOK-style that are by far the easiest to engage of the three styles I've tried. Did not personally like the Speedplays at all, but admittedly have VERY little experience with them. I do not think the standard SPD pedals are terribly easy to engage either. In summary, I prefer the LOOK style.

i have both ultegra spd and mtb spd. mtb spd are slightly easier because there's no "front" on them, but both are pretty easy.

My mom bought those after I convinced her to go clipless. She was having a hell of a time disengaging them. I figured user error. I tried them, and I had the same problem as she did, and had to twist my foot to extreme angles get out of them. I've been using real look delta pedals for 4000 miles and never had a problem.

My wife started uses and second set of Speedplay Zeros I had, but had a really hard time cliping in with them. Saw light actions demoed at the Tour of California and she switched to those and has been very happy with them.

Rode these for 15 years. God help you if you get mud or snow in your cleat. In those situations Keos are a zillion times easier. I'd go take a leak in the winter and spend five minutes clearing out of my Speedplay cleats so I could clip back in.

Quattro = Eggbeater, n'est-ce pas?

Crank Bros anything.

I use eggbeaters on the road... might be a bit unconventional but they work nice.

Quattro

+3 Quattro after about a 1000 miles they really break in and clip in easy. Never unclip unless I mean to too :)

+10000000 on anything Crank Brothers.

I recently bought a pair of the Shimano Ultegra SPD-SL model 6620. I was looking to go with the KEO's, but my LBS told me to try the new models as they were much easier to get in and out of. He was right. I found the old models hard to use. I have some Look A3.1 that I really like as well, but with Delta cleats being phase out, I figured it was time to move on.

the easiest in/out pedals i've tried are Cranks Bros., but I've switched to LOOK Keos on my road bike cause they have a more solid feeling connection.

Bebop, FTW.

i have look keos... they are easy.. but there are EASIER for sure!!!... for one thing.. you have to try and flip the pedal over to clip in when u are riding...

speedplay and crankbrothers alone have that beat by multiple entry systems...

i keep hearing that CRANK BROS are the easiest to get in... and speedplay as well... since they are multiple sided entry points!

I ride the the new generation Ultegra PD-6620. I like them a lot. Easy in and out. No complaints here.

I think the Speedplay Frogs (Speedplay's mountain pedal) are the easiest pedal to get into. The road speedplays are a little more difficult because they have to be flat when clipping in whereas you just kick forward with Frogs. Oh and clipping out is effortless.

FWIW, I inherited some Look-style pedals from Kudude (extremely kind gesture, btw). I used 'em for a month and I had set them on the lowest tension, but was still having some problems getting in and out. Finally a kindly LBS guy suggested some cleanser to remove grit (wish I could remember the name, comes in aerosol can) and then some Boeshield T-9. We flooded the clip mechanisms with both, let them drip out, and voilá -- clipping in and out was suddenly *literally* twice as easy.

This will only be handy for those whose pedals have some age on them.