For the money these shoes are just great and they are like all the New Balance shoes i have had extremely comfortable to wear
I have gone back to the black vinyl finish this time instead of the  brown suede finish.(the suede finish seemed to hang in there longer without breaking apart or the stitching coming apart).The last pair  developed a hole where my big toe is on one shoe. From memory the vinyl finish comes apart at the stitching;so we will see I usually wear the heel down before they come apart. As long as i can get a year out of them walking an hour a day with my Cocker Spaniel buddy i will be happy