Haha. THREADJACK!
I got the boots *squeaky**squeaky* and they are awesome, but *squeaky* they are pretty *squeaky* noisy and bulky. I also thought that I was going to get the ones with the inner liner to hold the foot still, but I received no such thing. *squeaky* I have no problem downshifting, but *squeaky* it's hard to get the boot under the shifter quickly to upshift. I've always worn sneakers for riding, so maybe I just need to get used to them *squeaky*...