Add my name to the list of those who hated parting with theirs. I finally retired mine last year, at the point of the uppers beginning to disintegrate. They were my only shoes for some time, and were used a lot on rides where I needed to be walking around off the bike, and didn't want to be sliding around on my cleats.

Looking for replacements, I found a flat sole touring shoe (Exustar IIRC), but much higher price point than the old Batas.