Safety and Cycling Shoes

[Grog]

I also can't run in heels.

Sorry for the hijack (it's my week for hijacking):

I always half-joked that heels and purses are a conspiracy against women to keep them under control. Can't run with heels (and generally we're a bit less stable than with flat shoes), can't do much with your hands if holding a purse. Try escaping a building on fire with heels (or, worse, barefoot). (Plus: loosing a few precious seconds grabbing the purse, in case it's a false alarm, instead of just having a wallet in one's pockets).

I had never seen bike shoes in that light... But now that I think about it, I would probably take my mtb pedals and shoes with recessed cleats if touring in an unknown area away from urban services...

However for every-day riding I'll keep my road shoes.