Is it worth buying specialist cycling shoes?

Can anyone recommend Cycle shoes for under 40 quid please.

I have a Mountain bike and just changed my tyres to 1.3 inches.

I read the whole thread and saw some for 50 quid which may have to be what I need to go for.

I can only wear shoes without the clipless thing or straps because I have moutain bike pedals. Any ideas? Thanks

ebay....?

you'll get what you want for £20 or less, especially if you unsure why buy new ones?
I can vouch for it being fine (as long as your sensible - ie over 30 stars etc etc)

My poggio's came from there.

And if you wanted update - i rode for the first time and thought - wow these are incred - but how comes people always fall off when their not used to them? - then i fell a few times and understood.

Think im used to it now, i disengage pretty frequently a times i see something i might have to stop for, when stopped bring non disengaged foot up to 12 o clock and can click in from that push to start of again, when light green, person crossed road etc.

i will probably disengage less when im completely comfortable.

Sometimes i do still worry a little, in crash situation would bike go flying with me? no probably force would fling me off pedals. And a crash is a crash, road bike following you through air not gonna do much more damage than cars already done.

nerves will also probably quell over time.

but will the enjoyment? - its horrendously good fun, seriously every time i set off and wrench the pedal back up for the extra push, or realise im in gears i could never have comfortably cycled in before I smile.