Originally Posted by PseudoRealityX
Then I decided that this is driving around cones, and as long as I'm not wearing steel toe'd boots, I'm not going to win or lose due to my footwear.
This is the most logical statement in this thread.
As long as you can manipulate the pedals without slipping off of them and you're comfortable, what else do you need?
(I still can't heel-toe in my flip-flops... but I've found that I can do it in bare feet.)