I bought this pair to go hiking in Europe in the woods and was very excited about this nice looking shoe. It is slightly on the narrow side (by reading reviews everywhere I was aware this at purchase time)and slightly longer, it took me a week to feel comfortable. It has a nice wide sturdy toe box. My two stars are for the looks and sturdy toe box. I hate the lacing system, it almost ruined my daily hiking as I did not bring another pair of hiking shoes.
I just returned from Europe, where I did about 10 miles of hiking daily on and off for a month in the hilly forests full of uneven, steep trails. My right shoe lace kept coming completely loose to the point I felt unsafe, my ankle was wobbling about. I had to stop, bend down and re tighten the lace every few minutes slowing everyone down, I was very frustrated. As far as tucking it in the pouch- it kept falling out of it all the time and the long loop kept sticking out all the way to the ground and I was afraid of getting caught on a stick of wood. I will never buy another shoe with this lacing system!
If anyone discovered what kind of regular shoelaces fit, please let me know, as my pair right now is useless.