That's what I did before got my nice touring bike. used those Shimanos with the platform on one side and mountain biking shoes wth my hybrid (Fuji Palisade). The combo worked great, and I'm going to swap those pedals onto my touring bike. No one looked at me askance at all with that combo and really think even with the touring bike the only people that are likely to notice are the guys in the spendy jerseys and bike that cost more than several of my month's salaries, but they are usually blazing by too fast to look at my shoes lol!