I bought the shoes four months ago.they have really great traction but I think the protective toe is so short that if I dropped anything it would hurt. In other words the object would completely miss the toe guard. The leather is really nice and easy to break in. Although the stitching looks kind of girly.the way the boots roll on hard surfaces is great.they were not really water proof at all!!!the shoes leaking water really pissed me off.over all the boots really suck. That was over $ 100.00 well wasted!!! I have a good hope for my new pair of water proof steel toe redwings with excellent traction, warmth, and durability. Not to mention they look great.