I've been riding shimano spd's ever since I took off my straps & cages back in 1998, and they have worked great for all these years. I've used the lowest models and the highest one's too and found not much difference in the ride quality or release factor, it all comes down to weight for differences of shimano spd's.
Some of the problems with clipping out unintentionaly can be due to a few factors. The cleat alignment on the shoe isn't in the correct place for your foot allignment on the pedal. You can move the cleat around a little at a time, be sure to only make very small adjustments at a time to the cleat and see if that helps your staying clipped in.
Another way that some riders come unclipped prematurely is a wild foot/feet, a wild foot is one that is always moving around on the pedal, therfore while its moving around all it takes is the wrong bump in the trail to make it pop out of the pedal. The way to help fix that can be with a bit of practice and concentration in keeping your knees in a straighter line with your foot, will result in less foot movement and result in less WTF! clipouts.
Of course cleat wear & tension adjustment can be a factor too, so always check those if your having any problems, and dont forget to lube the pivot points on all pedals to keep the pedal functioning properly.
When chosing a pedal it tends to come down to personal prefrence and price, definately try different types of them if you get the chance before you invest.
I hope this and all of the other great advice in this thread helps you with your issue.
By the way congratulations on moving into the clipless era!
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Originally Posted by The Fixxer
