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@TheBrick(Tommy)
Personally I think the skate style spd shoes look crap and they sacrifice performance.
mbt style shoe for clipless, walk around fine (not road racing style shoe / stiletto) are good and comfy.
If you don't want to walk around in them, chuck some shoes in your bag or a locker a work / collage.
Otherwise go for clips and straps and wear the same shoe all the time but have less efficentcy.
Life is a about compromising I know but I see no point in having the worst of both worlds, skate shoe (nice looking but floppy) + clips and straps or mbt shoe (ugly but stiff) and clipless.
p.s there is no real point in a clipless pedal with a cage around it unless you plan on riding in trainer just on the flats, all it does is add weight to the pedal and make pedal strike more likely. If you are just riding a mile or so riding on clipless pedals with out platforms is not too bad any how.