I had looked at these last summer when they first came out and almost paid full retail. I ended up waiting and picking up the red pair from amazon for about half off. The shoes look great and the red is a nice rich color, with the black, white, and neon yellow/green adding nice highlights.

Feel wise they are very comfortable. I wear a size 12 and feel I have a normal foot and the 12's fit great. These are to me are fairly normal fitting in the forefoot area and a bit narrower there than other minimal offerings. The heel is normal as well but due to the padded collar, feels a bit loose. I personally like a bit of padding in the heel collar area so this was a plus for me. My heel stays in place and I am not using the last lace hole either. Upper is very comfortable overall (I wear it with socks).

I have read where these have about an 8mm drop. I would have perfered a 0mm-4mm drop but I do appreciate the extra bit of padding. They do feel cushioned when I have these on (6'3" and 205lbs). Having tried many minimal and many traditional shoes I have come to the conclusion that for me I appreciate the lower drops (again 0mm-4mm) but at the same time hate the lack of cushioning in most extreme minimal shoes. These are excellent even at my weight for walking around in and doing treadmill work. On the road, they are workable, but aren't feel and forget type shoes for me as combined with my weight they can pound a bit after a while. I would consider wearing them in a 5k but I won't train a lot in them. If you are lighter than I am, you may not notice this. When running I don't feel any pressure points from the odd sole design, which is a good thing.

I put these through their paces, new out of the box, during a recent weeklong theme park trip, where I wore them as my main park shoe as well as my running shoe. I have about 20 miles of actual running distance in them and probably about the same in walking distance with of course a lot of standing time in them as well. The sole is holding up very well and the upper is still perfect. The heel node that sticks out just a bit is wearing down as a another reviewer commented on. This appears to be based mainly on the fact that it does stick out ever so slightly and is a very small initial contact point. I am not to worried about it as the rest of the sole is in great shape and this node isn't that big a factor anyways. Ithink once it wears the rest of the sole will start engaging more in that area and the wear will slow or stop at a certain point.

Overall a neeat looking shoe that is very comfortable and, at least for me, nice for gym work and walking around in. I'd consider ordering a second version if they continue to make the 3090. If not and you can find it on sale I would say give it a try if you like the look. It does perform fairly well. I also think for a runner 30-50 pounds lighter than myself, it would feel very good on the roads as well as on the treadmill.