They fit me a little longer in my normal size but are otherwise comfortable. They have good traction on slick skate park surfaces and surprisingly good impact protection when jumping off a medium sized ledge. The protection of the laces is not very good, although this is to be expected with shoes of this type, I will probably have to replace new laces at least once. multiple times. I rode them for about 4 hours and could see they would last a decent time. Love the style, apart from the gold accents, I might pick these up again if I find a color I like in the sale.