Riding Boots - any bad ones?

[Bundybusa]

I finally wore the new AlpineStars boots on a ride for the first time yesterday. They were comfy, didn't seem to be hot (even with the explorer socks) and weren't heavy like I thought they would be. I did notice that they definitely make it interesting going up through the gears - I found it hard to get used to tilting my foot a lot further forward/down so that i could get my boot under ther gear lever. I was missing gears everywhere i.e. I thought I had changed up, but was still in the same gear. I guess I could adjust the gear lever up by one spline but then I am worried that it will be too high for the down changes. Any ideas?

Oh, I also wore the new gloves for the first time. I wish I had remembered to break them in first - took quite a bit of getting used to and to mould to my hand.