The shoes themselves seem fine, although they do appear to run a bit small.  I ordered a half size larger, per the advice of some other reviewers, and they fit correctly.  My only complaint concerns the shoestrings.  Most hiking shoes come with the cylindrical shaped shoelaces which tend to stay tied fairly well.  These come with the ribbon shoelaces and it seems that I'm always having to stop and retie my shoes.  I'm going to replace the laces with a cylindrical pair.