New shoes?

I fell off my mountain bike a few times on the weekend. Each time it was a combination of clumsiness, exhaustion, and not being able to get my foot out of my cleat. The first two excuses cannot be fixed with money, so I immediately had an excuse to get some new shoes.

I found another set of shoes when I got home so I tried them out, they were also quite difficult to clip in and out of the pedals. So I adjusted the spring tension on the pedals. Fixed. What causes pedals that haven't been adjusted in 5 years to become tighter?

No new shoes for Brucie. A good wash of the old pair has revealed no serious wear and tear, their only crime appears to be a lack of style. A good match for their wearer. I bought these shoes from Riders in about 2004, and I used them for road riding for a few years before they were lent out to a nephew who was doing a bit of riding. Eventually they returned to the fold and they became my MTB footwear.

More riding could fix exhaustion, the clipping out problem is solved. Is there a cure for gumbiness?