Got a set of the Winter road shoes and the stitching on the right rear heel area gave way. Had to send them back to Performance for a new pair. This may be an area of design flaw or simply a manufacturing error. Either way I asked for a size 44 instead of 43 thinking maybe they were slightly too small. Anyway, I'd only had them for 2 weeks w/less than 10 rides. Up until that point I was very happy w/t performance of the shoe. Wore them w/Seal Skinz socks. As I work 2nd shift my commute home is always at night and the temps were consistantly in the mid/low 20s. One night down to 15F. It's a 19.7 mi commute(+100 ft elev)completed in about 1.25-1.5 hrs. I don't know what that calculates to in terms of wind chill, but I never felt it in my feet. My toes were always warm when I took my socks off.

I'm looking forward to getting the new pair. Soon, I hope.