I bought these shoes expecting a nice hybrid shoe that I could skate in but also have all day comfort for walking, jogging, etc. The shoes arrived fast and looked amazing. They were so light. However, after taking a closer look at the shoe, I noticed some durability issues. The tread is made with that same aerofoam stuff that New Balance uses in their shoes(great for walking, but are not durable when it comes to scraping or dragging them on the ground or grip tape). If you look closely at the fabric on the shoe, you will notice that it is mesh(I was able to see the shadow of my finger through the mesh). I figured I'd still give them a try. I can honestly say I have only worn these shoes for 2 hours. Ten minutes into skating the shoe, I got a tear in the mesh. I wanted to give DC the benefit of the doubt, so I took off the shoe and stitched the hole. I then proceeded to skate the shoe for another 1.5 hours, at which point... Yup, you guessed it, another tear(keep in mind this was in a different spot, my stitch held fine from the first hole). All in all, I can say, this is a good shoe if and only if you are looking to wear a comfortable DC shoe to walk or jog in. I stitched the second hole and will be using these as my "junk" shoes for when I don't want my good shoes to get wet or ruined. I was gifted a pair of World Industries shoes for xmas last year and they are still holding up fine(I wear them every day). I can honestly say that I never would have thought a "cheap" skateboard company(world industries) could make a better shoe than a company dedicated to making skate shoes(dc).