Originally Posted by
Village Idiot
Look at Shimano M086 shoes maybe? They're comfortable and have rubber soles with tread so you can walk on them. I just walked a little over 4 miles yesterday with a flat tire. The shoes stood up and I stood up.
The problem with the road clipless pedals is the cleats are rather large and I don't think they'd be comfortable to walk too far in.
When I was asking about pedals, people were suggesting something that either had a platform with clips in the middle or one side clipless and one side platform. Crank Brothers that makes egg beaters has a few sets of pedals like this.
Road pedals are great if your priority is riding. If walking comfort is your priority then you'd be better off with SPD-style, toe clips, or even just BMX-style platforms.
My first clipless pedals were Shimano A530, with a platform on one side and SPD on the other. These seem like a great idea for someone new to clipless, but I found that after a week or two I never bothered to use the platform side. The left pedal also got very gritty and squeaky after less than 500 miles. If I were going to do it again I'd prefer to just go with road pedals. That said, I'm still considering replacing the heavy BMX platforms on my commuter with the A530s.