Actually, those L.L. Bean Snow Sneakers look like about what I am starting to want these days.

CrosseyedCrickt - Do you actually use these? Can you report on them (temp ranges you've used them at, ease of biking in them, general comfort, effectiveness of "water repellency")? Anybody have experience with them at all? I guess LLB's return policy (like that of REI) is such that I could get them and ship 'em back later if I need to.

I want something that I could maybe use with some PowerGrips during the winter (thinking this might be a similar but safer solution to being SPD-clipped on icy roads) AND allow my to put my foot down comfortably in slush or walk a fair distance in an emergency.