Originally Posted by
rogerstg
Probably more so than normal street shoes - whatever that means. Do you really tour with hiking boots on the chance that you'll do a ten mile hike? Frankly, I don't see myself spending 6 hours in the saddle and then an additional 3 hours hiking.
If all you ever do is pedal, then you're set! When I rode down the Pacific coast, I took a day off to visit Hearst Castle. I did every tour they offered, which amounted to 6+ miles of walking. I could easily see taking a day off from biking to hike through a national park, state park, national monument, etc.
FWIW, the bicycling shoes I wore (Shimano MT-31) were actually better than I'd expected for walking around Hearst Castle. I removed the cleats, to avoid scratching anything, and it actually made the shoes walk quite a bit better...