How much difference are they from the Kury ergo's as far a comfort. They look like they come back a bit further.
I can see where your pants legs might get caught in them. That's not fun.
I stopped wearing shoes with laces after the laces got caught in the shifter on my FJR. I couldn't shift or put put down the kick stand, shoe was tied in tight, so I couldn't get off to fix it. Very busy road, soft sloping shoulder, I was holding the bike w/ my R leg, while my G/F got it untangled. Fall R. I was in the ditch, fall L. in the road, either way the bike would have been on top of me. Embarrassing? YES! == Macho? NO!