My first tour was with clipless and my cycling shoes failed and the replacement shoes also failed. My third major tour I went clips with cycling shoes and my new cycling shoes also failed! Recently I bought two pairs of shoes for city ridding for their comfort and practical looks. So now I have two pairs of cycling shoes and two pair of street shoes that I use for cycling and I find the street shoes a lot more comfortable. I am just in the process of building a new touring bike and I am stuck at what to do about pedals!