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swedeee
Been using them for close to a year.
Pros
Great shoes, very stiff and lightweight and if you tie them up fine you're golden. Perfect fit for my normal to slightly wide (in the toe) feet with a high arch (using the Giro red insert). Very good for short events and track where they're aerodynamic. They also look cool, are very customisable with lace colour, and get a lot of chat from young and old cyclists alike. I gather most people think they're all style and no substance but it isn't true.
Cons
If you have made even a slight error lacing them up, however, ie too tight or too loose they're a PITA and you have to stop and do it again. Very embarrassing when another cyclist passes you to see you fiddling with laces or when you have to ask your cycling buddy to stop with you. Generally, however, this is avoidable once you've learnt what works but it still happens occasionally. Also you have to sit down properly to put them on, I've taken to using a shoe horn, which is a hassle when you've been used to taking 5 seconds to put cycling shoes on in the past. I haven't tried them in full ITA summer yet but the venting has been adequate so far and they make a great Aut/Win/Spring shoe as you don't really need overshoes if you wear wool socks.
Hence why I probably won't buy another pair for road use but do enjoy using them.