These shoes are really lightweight, the footbed is very comfortable, and they seem to have good traction. However, there is a strip of suede-like material in the center of the shoe that extends from around the laces to the middle of the shoe's tip, and it created uncomfortable pressure on my toes when I walked around in them. I tried them in three different sizes and with socks, and all three were too uncomfortable for me to consider wearing on a hike. It seems like a design flaw in what is otherwise a really decent shoe.