The shoe (14) is pushed into a shoe holder (9) on the pedal by means of a sole or coupling part (15) and locked in said shoe holder by the shoe holder (9) being trodden down out of the mounting position shown into a locking position, in which the shoe holder (9) rests on the tread or tread plate (3). By swivelling the shoe (14) about an axis (6) approximately perpendicular to the tread or tread plate (3), the shoe (14) can be released counter to the force of a release spring (7). During the said swivelling of the shoe holder (9) a locking part (11) which locks the sole or coupling part (15) in the shoe holder (9) moves out of the counterlocking part (15<''>) on the shoe. …<IMAGE>…