Originally Posted by
highstream
Fair question. I asked and watched videos online when I got them. So no, I learned to drop my heel first before twisting it, and practiced a lot.
I ask because I had the opposite problem. I was used to SPD-SL pedals where they only release with one distinct movement, then when I put M-520 pedals on my CX bike, I mistakenly bought the multi-release cleats and I was pulling out of the pedals at all sorts of unexpected and usually suboptimal times.