Who's Afraid of the Crocs?

For the past 8 to 10 months, I've been wearing a pair of Crocs when I'm hanging out at the house. They're not actually Crocs, but the much cheaper ($7) Wal-Mart version of the infamous foam rubber clogs. I was initially hesitant to buy a pair but my son's had absconded with two pairs of slip on Van's that I used to keep around for household leisure wear. I correctly assumed that they wouldn't be caught dead wearing Crocs, or frocs as my daughter calls them (frocs=fake Crocs). My Crocs are extremely comfortable, but, they've never been worn in public. Not too long ago, while reading the Velohobo blog, I followed a link to a blog by ultralight bike tourist Igor Kovse. The title of his blog, Who's Afraid of the Crocs. I believe that the title is a reference to his tour through Africa, however, he rode his bike across that continent while wearing a tan pair of Crocs. Could the cycling community be overlooking the greatest, most affordable, cycling footwear ever known? It looks like there were a few discussions about this very topic on Bike Forums a couple of years ago during the Crocs heyday.

This is a photo of Igor's footwear as he ceremoniously dips his feet in the ocean after riding across the African continent. Obviously the Crocs were up to the task.