Originally Posted by
jiangshi
I rode those pedals for years. Your problem is the shoes. You need shoes that lace only. The straps are your problem.
If you love the shoes but hate the
laces straps (proof reader needed) - go to Tandy Leather, buy a grommet kit, cut off the straps and install laces. My two favorite pairs are de-strapped and laced. One pair with slotted cleats, one with clipless.
Get the smallest or next to smallest brass grommets. Don't even think about the aluminum ones. Once you have the grommet tool ($10), $10 will cover grommets and laces for future shoes. Not only will this make pedal pickup far easier, it will also improve shoe comfort radically. (You'll be wondering "why didn't they do this before" until you remember they did. For 100 years. Until triathlons and Velcro came along.)