The entertainment value of trying to dry out my crappy boots before the journey home has palled so I bought a pair of TCX Infinitys yesterday.
Sizing was a bit odd. I'm usually a 42, but those had enough room in for about six extra socks so I opted for the 41s. These are a bit tight width-wise, yet still needed an extra insole to remove some of the surplus vertical space... perhaps they need to be squashed in a vice overnight.
The plastic ratchet strips for ankle and calf adjustment look flimsy and, when the boot's off your foot, are too easy to knock out of position.
Inevitably with a new boot, they're fairly stiff... that, combined with the 70 mm thickness from gearchange pad to sole, made this morning's commute hard work. I'd adjusted the lever up slightly to compensate, but still managed a couple of premature gear changes while moving my foot under the lever.
On the plus side, I didn't have to wring my socks out when I got to work.