I fancy going on to clipless, recommendations anyone?

Ah, it's fun being a twisted freak, isn't it? I have very similar issues. Must find 286 pounds. Or 236, at least. I've got a Fizik already. :)

I had a Fizik before to, but the Aliante supports my hips better, and helps to correct the weird hip movement I was doing before to compensate for the leg length difference, evened out my power output to pretty much a conistent 50/50 across my legs, I started off the session 65/35 or something awful like that in favour of my left leg lol?!

I don't think any cycling specific shoes are good for walking in. MTB shoes have tread around the cleat which makes walking possible but only intended for short walks off road when having to dismount I would think. They are not intended for walking a few miles in!
I have walked about 4 miles in my Shimano M0 somethings when i had a breakdown (bike not mental) and they were not good at all

not necessary really, a good pair of MTB shoes, especially those touring one, is perfectly comfortable for walking in general.

not necessary really, a good pair of MTB shoes, especially those touring one, is perfectly comfortable for walking in general.

They are no where near as good as normal shoes, the problem is the stiffer the shoe (higher performance etc), the more rubbish it is for walking as it flexes even less.
However you get the flexy/shitty shoes, and you're sacrificing power/efficiency for added comfort when walking, its a trade off and depends whats more important to you, for me it was performance, so I went for a stiffer shoe.
I'd recommend you go for MTB XC shoe with carbon or similarly stiff sole, thats the route I went, and a lot of other forum peeps do the same (sidi Dominators are a good mtb xc shoe for instance) and couldn't be happier :)

I had these shoes before I changed back to clips and straps, you can almost walking in them like normal shoes
http://www.petracycles.co.uk/images_large/brt51.jpg

I find walking around in MTB shoes to be fine- not as comfortable as slippers, but then slippers are a bit shit on the bike.

For what it's worth (little I suspect) I used SPD's for 18 years on off-road, road and track before switching to ATAC and will not be switching back, they iz better, innit?

This thread let me know that those Vans Warners are now available to buy in UK. Thanks.

not necessary really, a good pair of MTB shoes, especially those touring one, is perfectly comfortable for walking in general.

Okay, you walk 4 miles in them then and report back on how perfectly comfortable they are :-)

Agree they are fine for walking from house to bike, around a shop or something but I am actually talking about keeping them on all day and walking around in them which is what I think the OP is talking about.

I've had one pair of nike, one pair of deadora, one pair of specialized and one DIY pair of shoes.

The specialized are my least favorite and I will not be buying them again. Firstly they are too wide for my feet, but that is a personal issue. My main gripe is that their idea of a MTB shoe seems to be a plastic sole with odd rubber bits stuck on the bottom to make the the tread. The arch of the foot is just plastic. This means, you miss clip and your foot slips off ow!, you walk down stairs and the placement of your foot means that your arch meets the thread / riser interface, you slip ow!, you stand on a rock, you slip ow! For a shoe designed to allow you to walk they are poorly designed. You have to tip tow carefully on any slightly uneven surface. All of the versions I have seen seem to have this issue, from bottom of the range through to expensive carbon soled ones. Never had this issue with other shoes. I really hate mine, but they where quite expensive so I am going to wear them out.

As long as you can walk your bike to the nearest hipster coffee shop, I'm sure they'll be fine.

As long as you can walk your bike to the nearest hipster coffee shop, I'm sure they'll be fine.

How dare you! I only drink tea!

I here these reasonably priced mtb xc shoes are supposed to be half decent:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=32832

My shoes have a non-slip section in the arch to answer Tommy's woes.

and they come in multiple colours:

Really subtle bright yellow

or

Really unsubtley bright yellow.

My shoes have a non-slip section in the arch to answer Tommy's woes.

Your Sidis?

are they dragons or dominators?

Good value too

I here these reasonably priced mtb xc shoes are supposed to be half decent:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=32832

My bike costs less than that! Jesus. What's wrong with £50 shoes to start with? They will last longer (and don't give you eye cancer).

Good value too

I think so, they appear to be based on the highly acclaimed Mavic Zxellium Road shoe, just with MTB rubber stuff underneath, great reviews all over the shop :)

My bike costs less than that! Jesus. What's wrong with £50 shoes to start with? They will last longer (and don't give you eye cancer).

Only worth buying if you can get them in Yellow.

Your Sidis?

are they dragons or dominators?

Dragons

My bike costs less than that! Jesus. What's wrong with £50 shoes to start with? They will last longer (and don't give you eye cancer).

Nothing wrong with £50 shoes. I am still using a pair of Shimanos that were around £50 and they are 3 years old. It's not as though they really wear out when riding a bike is it!

Just bought these -

Were £99.99 now £49.99. Can't be too bad, shirely?

Couldn't possibly use those, they would clash with my bike.

I got a pair of these Pearl Izumi shoes because they were cheap on Wiggle and already had the road version.

Nice and comfy, and they come with screw in studs for the front if you fancy having a go at CX

Can't walk for miles in them but don't reall want to.

Okay, you walk 4 miles in them then and report back on how perfectly comfortable they are :-)

Agree they are fine for walking from house to bike, around a shop or something but I am actually talking about keeping them on all day and walking around in them which is what I think the OP is talking about.
I won't be wanting to keep them on all day, it's just that my mtb shoes don't have any tread at all. I might look into the specialized or something similar in the £50 range.

They are no where near as good as normal shoes, the problem is the stiffer the shoe (higher performance etc), the more rubbish it is for walking as it flexes even less.
However you get the flexy/shitty shoes, and you're sacrificing power/efficiency for added comfort when walking, its a trade off and depends whats more important to you, for me it was performance, so I went for a stiffer shoe.

Hold on a cotton picking minutes, stiffer shoes does not necessary mean it'll be uncomfortable as long it flex a little bit, walking boots are similar as they tend to be a lots stiffer than conventional shoes (althought they're really uncomfortable when trying to break them in in the first place), even if the MTB shoes does not have carbon soles.

As for sacrificing power/efficiency, it doesn't really matter that much when you're riding your bike on a day to day basis, it's only a drawback when you're doing TT or overtaking nodders on the Spice Route, it's still a lots stiffer and effective than clips.