I've worn New Balance for most of my adult life. About 7-10 years ago I noticed that none of them fit anymore. Turns out all the production was moved to China and the molds somehow got changed along the way. I was in a shoe store and tried a pair of 993s. Wow, what a difference from the imported versions. What I didn't like about the 993s was the price. When I saw the USA-made M498s at Amazon for a lot less, I decided to try these. For my foot, they were even better than the 993. If you can't find any of these shoes in size 10, you can thank me because my closet is full of Amazon's inventory. I'm not taking any chances that these shoes one day will go back to Asian production.