I love these things. I have a pair of the trail gloves and the low profile minimal sole has great feel and is super grippy and generally make my feet happy, but there is just not enough padding for a long day at work on concrete. These though are perfect, my feet don't feel like they're stuffed in foot coffins but there is just enough padding to make concrete bearable. They really do remind me of more padded trail gloves in every way, now if Merrell can just make these with a trail sole, best shoes ever.