These are amazing shoes but terrible manufacturing, quality control and attention to detail. These shoes are extremely comfortable, flexible, offer lots of support and an overall great fit. They look great and match my hiking pants. Disadvantage: see attached picture. The shoes came with foam coming out of the tongue of the right boot and upon closer inspection both shoes show threads sticking out everywhere. I've considered returning them for a replacement but I'm afraid the next pair might be worse; So I just took a needle and thread to reinforce weak spots, hoping they would last a few seasons. Don't buy unless you're willing to do the same as you may be disappointed - I've noticed other reviews have had similar issues.