I like my Lakes. My 'winters' are more wet than cold (temps down to -5C = 28F ish) and I just got tired of packcloth booties. I find that wrapping the boots' ankle cuffs around the outside of my rain pants does a pretty good job of keeping the rain out (I know it's supposed to go the other way, but the elasticized cuffs of the pants don't stay put).
My only complaint was that while the Lake website stated that the Road model were SPD compatible, the soles of my boots were different than the soles depicted on the website. The result was that my SPD cleats were positioned more towards the arch of my foot - which made for some painful 'missed connections' when clipping in, and made it hard to walk in the shoes.
This past weekend, I laid into them with a Dremel tool and a hammer, and re-shaped the sole to position the SPD cleats further forward. It took a bit of skill, but now I have a great pair of wet winter cycling shoes, with positioning to match my summer cycling shoes.