Fairly solid shoe. Comfortable out of the box. I bought these more for hiking than trail running and they have been good for that. However there are a few flaws. The quicklaces that come with them are fairly cheap. I had to replace them after about three months; and that was an adventure. The plastic that is in the eyelets is to thin to fit non Salomon brand laces. So I had to really work at it to get new laces in them; there fortunately is enough room to wiggle a lace between the plastic and the fabric eyelet. The sole is also showing major signs of wear- they look like I've walked/ran about 200 miles and I'm only at may be 100. Hopefully they hold up, but who knows.