well, yesterday i bought, for the first time, some cycling shoes, cleats and pedals. the toeclips came off, the new tiny pedals went on.
the story is a funny one.
well i put the cleats on my shoes fine, then tried it out - I spent about 5 minutes getting one shoe in, and 5 minutes getting the other in, and then it lasted all of 10 seconds before i unvoluntarily unclipped. this continued for about an hour or two, while i was thinking, well, i just need to practice, and i'll get it. but no, i didnt get it.
I texted my friend, who i went to decathlon with as he has got SPDs already, and we met up, this was half 9 at night, getting a bit dark, and told me that my cleats were on upsidedown!
having put them on the right way up, it works a treat!