My first clip-less pedals and shoes - what am I doing wrong!!

[clockman]

Ive got some dhb road shoes with 2 hole SPD type cleats. They are completely non recessed and lethal to walk on .

Your not wrong there! My shoes are Louis Garneau road shoes with SPD cleats. I've found it a good way to learn about clipless. I don't tend to walk too far, it's worse than blunt blades on ice skates!!!!

 

[Simmer]

They the muddy fox ones from sports direct ?

very bad design and the screws will be only just gripping in a weak thread (very soft cheap metal), I had a pair and on the first trip the cleat ripped out the shoe on one side. the soles also flexed and I could feel the cleat pressure on my sole as I pedaled,

Took them back for a refund and got some dhb shoes from Wiggle, well worth the extra £20 and difference in quality was huge.

 

[152l2]

very bad design and the screws will be only just gripping in a weak thread (very soft cheap metal), I had a pair and on the first trip the cleat ripped out the shoe on one side. the soles also flexed and I could feel the cleat pressure on my sole as I pedalled,

Couldnt agree more. Exactly the same thing happened to mine. I took them into work the next day, made a new plate (out of metal not made from cheese) and replaced the allen screws with ones of the correct length.
I cannot wait to replace them.

 

[HLaB]

@Sunny Portrush have you hot the silver plate right, try rotating it by 90 deg and screwing the cleat bolts in. Its a compatible shoe but bear in mind without the cleat adapters pictured by Peataud it'll be like walking on ice off the bike