Despite my best intentions to travel light – as I have in the past with one pair of excellent quality walking shoes, for this trip I was forced to buy a second cheap pair. I have SPD shoes and the cleats are recessed. It has not worked! Walking along the cobbled streets, I clang loudly, even those who are profoundly deaf, turn around as I approach ! I sound like Fred Astaire dancing a tap routine – on approach. They are also not stable for inclines and stairs. Hence these – at a cost of 14 Euro in Czech Republic