I wanted an athletic type shoe with some decent tread for outdoor use instead of the smoother tread that comes on most shoes today.  These are great and so far I'm loving them.  They were a bit stiff around the top for a couple of days of wearing them, but they are a lot more flexible now and fit great.  I've got 5 pairs of 3 different styles of the Propet brand shoes now and they have been great and seem to wear well.  The price is in line and even cheaper in some cases with what I was paying for the other shoes I used to wear.