Was going to go for MTB shoes as I thought you couldn't walk easily in road shoes, is this true?
Also there are very few road shoes which fit SPD cleats these days
Bike shops don't exist on thin air you know.
Neither do punters. Wiggle and CRC now offer free returns on clothing and shoes, so you can just order a load of different styles/sizes and send back the ones you don't like. Bricks & mortar shops will go out of business if they don't either compete on price with the online shops or get punters to pay for things which can't be posted, because the big online outfits are getting ever better at eliminating the disadvantages of online.
Also there are very few road shoes which fit SPD cleats these days
Neither do punters. Wiggle and CRC now offer free returns on clothing and shoes, so you can just order a load of different styles/sizes and send back the ones you don't like. Bricks & mortar shops will go out of business if they don't either compete on price with the online shops or get punters to pay for things which can't be posted, because the big online outfits are getting ever better at eliminating the disadvantages of online.