This is my first set of cycling shoes. I think my biggest problem is putting my boots on in the right place. You can only do this by watching a few YouTube videos and by trial and error. The bad thing is that the bottom of the boots is plastic, so the spikes will dig in - if you put them in the wrong place. :-(But I have them "right now" and when I buy the next pair of shoes (I would buy again) I will make a template for the correct placement of the spikes on these shoes (suggestion in YouTube video I looked at) so I can get them right the first time on my next pair.