Originally Posted by DaveLeeNC

I would view this (in the context of your post) as similar to the question of 'is wearing socks of the same color, but not the same brand, dorky'. My existing Shimano pedals and the Garmin pedals are quite similar when casually viewed.

Of course there is no physical issue with wearing socks of the same color but different brands. So, in retrospect, the answer to your question is 'no'.

dave