Accidentally clipped into Shimano PD-A530 BACKWARDS -- won't release! OK, I'll bet I'm the first person to do this boneheaded move: while waiting for a pedal wrench to remove old pedals and install new Shimano PD-A530, someone asked me to demonstrate how the shoe clips into the pedal.  Making sure I grabbed a right foot shoe and the right side pedal, a proceeded to demonstrate -- without realizing I had the pedal 180 degrees in the wrong orientation. After pushing harder than usual, it clipped in -- but it absolutely won't clip out!

Not sure if it makes it worse that my cleats are SM-SH56 "multi-release" cleats.  I really don't see how I can get them to release.  Any expert insight?

Pedals


Cleats
You are right that  these cleats are "multi-release" which should help.

So try twisting the shoe straight up, but given the cleats are backwards you may need to lift/rotate the TOE end of the shoe not the HEEL end.



Good luck!