I bladed and still skateboard.
What made blading lame is having to carry around a pair of shoes if you want to go anywhere. Otherwise you're like the guy clicking around the coffee shop in your clip in bike shoes and tights.
What made blading lame is having to carry around a pair of shoes if you want to go anywhere. Otherwise you're like the guy clicking around the coffee shop in your clip in bike shoes and tights.
And let me tell you, drawing attention to myself while I'm sweaty and wearing bike clothing is the definition of uncomfortable.
I have a pair of Vaude Sykkel shoes. They're leather, super comfy, look great (IMO) and the cleats are recessed: when I walk around the cleats don't make contact with the floor.
https://www.vaude.com/en-GB/Women/Shoes/Bike-Shoes/Sykkel-Bi...
I thought much like you that SPDs were recessed enough not to make contact. I was wrong.
That's definitely true and something to bear in mind.
I generally don't wear outdoor shoes (of any kind) in my own or other people's homes, which is where this sort of situation is most likely to arise. Commercial establishments (shops, hotels, pubs, offices) tend to have sufficiently hardwearing floors for this to not be a concern. I'm usually more worried about bringing in mud than about damage to floors.