I like my toe clips and straps because there isn't a large investment if anything is stolen, not that i can make the initial investment anyway, but whatever. I think my frankenset from my LBS was 6 bucks, then the time it took me to put them on my existing Wellgo MTB pedals. I think that my application, as well as for many others, is better suited by toe clips and straps; i.e, in and out of class, to and from work, and around campus to meetings, all stop and go. I need a comfy walking shoe just as much as a cycling shoe.