Indeed, agreed. My Keen Austin Cycling shoes are my go to winter shoes in Austin, Tx. Plenty of room for wool socks, including toe box. Wore these through the Ohio winter of 2014 (cold one w/ lots of snow) and they served me just fine as winter cycling shoes while I was working up there. Rode in temps down to -10F or so a couple of times. Kept wool on the feet and beeswax on the leather.