Are all 'recreational' cycling shoes worthless?

sssasky - a good point well made. And i'm probably more of a recreational cyclist than you at the moment.

But...you'll still never seem me in a 'hybrid' shoe. Wear what you're comfortable in, I guess that goes for anything.

B.

Fair enough man. You should always absolutely wear what you are comfortable with.

And I didn't mean my post to come off like an attack. It wasn't personal. I just work in a shop that sells all types of clipless shoes, so I have a bit of a routine when it comes to explaining why anyone would want a 'hybrid' shoe when you can get more performance oriented ones for a similar price. And your 'truth' idea just got me going. neat concept, and something I think I apply in a lot of my daily life, without having labelled it before.