By far my favorite pair of Busenitz. Leather IS THE WAY TO GO when you're skating these unless you skate and change your shoes every three weeks. They hold their structure super well. Busenitz, of course, take a while to break in. My method is literally skate with them. Coast around and give big (but not FAST) pushes. Also, do tons of pivots. That's how I break these in, and then I walk around in them until my last pair bites the dust. Before this one, I've only skated suede Busenitz so I was really surprised to see how well it keeps it's shape even after being well chewed up.
They are easy to clean, but dirt and shit will stick between the stitching and show. Never bothered me, though.