Originally Posted by
Steely Dan
i stop and do errands on my bike commutes a lot as well.
95% of the time i'm in my SPD shoes, recessed cleat style.
they're perfectly fine for walking when off of the bike. pretty much like a normal shoe, except for a slight crunching sound if walking on rough concrete.
in fact, i wore them for two weeks straight on land's end - john o'groats bike tour across great britain because i didn't want to bring an extra pair of shoes for when we explored places on foot, as the other blokes in the group did. they didn't believe that one shoe could do it all, but my SPD shoes proved them wrong.
Sorry man, maybe I'm becoming too British but I wouldn't want to draw attention to myself and the bus/train/hovercraft people would probably have a word with me if they found out. It's probably slip in the tube as well.
I can see why people do it but my commuting probably doesn't allow it.