Let me eat every word of that with gravy on it. Just got a pair of Shimano Click'r SPD shoes and I can walk comfortable like if it was any other similar looking shoe.

I never knew such existed, like DZR, Chrome, Five Ten, Shimano Click'r and the likes... if only I knew sooner I could have spared the expensive pedal straps that I started out hating after the first ride :-(

I use my spd sl pedals as flat pedals with normal shoes when I'm really lazy sometimes.

[MENTION=400929]tuxxdk[/MENTION]That's how shoes are supposed, high profile around the cleat so you can even walk in it in the first place, stiff for power transfer. You must be doing something wrong because I've actually spent a day this week walking around in my cycling shoes because I got to school late and wasn't able to go to my locker and change shoes. I was perfectly fine all day long and had no complaints

Nope, nothing wrong, just an experience with the wrong type of shoes as first stated. As written above, the ones I have now feels just like a pair of trainers/sneakers.

With the ones I have now, I don't change shoes at all. No need. The feel and look like normal shoes. The cleat are not raised, instead it's recessed into the sole, so you don't need that high profile around the cleat. 10 million times better than "regular" SPD shoes for everyday life.

When I wrote my first statement, I didn't think such ones existed, because those I had at first felt so stiff and high at the front I felt I walked on reversed high heels that sounded with every step I took and made me walk like I had just shat my pants.

i have a pair of those Shimano Click'r shoes as well. they're great. look unassuming and almost as comfortable as a running shoe. Just need to make sure to switch out the cleats cause they come with the multi release sh-56 cleats.

I also use the Shimano T780 pedals which has a platform on one side

I have somewhat been considering getting shoes like those but from what I've heard if you do a lot of heavy riding like I do you'll tear through them in no time

I sometimes ride Slow Roll in Detroit and Critical mass detroit, 90 percent of the time when somebody falls, its Clipless Pedal Syndrome (-:

Yeah, I have the 51's on my shoes. I have both the 51 and 56. They came with my T400 and M520 pedals.

I haven't tried the 56 but don't like the idea that they can unclip in any direction.

There sure is a lot of walking going on for a bicycle forum

Same here.

I run SPD SL on my main fixed gear (Wabi) and my geared road bike. Most of my other bikes have MTB style pedals (Crank Brothers).

I used on Crank Bros for years and then once I tried road pedals realized it wasn't that hard to walk in bike shoes with SPD SL. It's certainly easier walking in MTB/commuter shoes but road shoes aren't that bad unless you're on a really well polished smooth surface.