Good heel and ankle
Latest update: Best shoe quality/comfort on the market for the price as far as I can see. I have relatively narrow feet, so it might be different with wider feet. I'm at 2-3 years with these shoes. Ordered a 4th pair of the black version (which is physically different than the red, so keep that in mind). The first 3 pairs I bought size 12 since that's the size that has always fit me well on previous shoes, but I realized on the last size 12 pair that I felt slightly limited on toe room, so when I saw the black version was on sale for $50 for a size 13, I jumped at that. So now I have a black size 13 and it fits super well, so these might run just a tad small relative to other shoes, not sure. Another almost 2 year update: So I've bought 3 pairs total so far. 2 solid black pairs, and 1 pair of the black/red. The black/red pair is NOT the same type as the solid black pair, so beware of that. The solid black pair is a better quality pair, softer, has the nice grip at the heel for putting on. So 5 stars for the solid black pair, 2-3 stars for the black/red pair. Update: My first pair of these I bought over a year ago is really nice. Has good padding, and the stuff I mentioned in the review below. I'd give the first pair 4-5 stars. I bought a second pair and it's a bit different. The tab on the back is removed (which I'm fine with), but the padding on the bottom (which is what really counts) feels not as soft, definitely feels a bit harder. So for now I'm probably not going to go for a 3rd pair, and I'll give the second pair 3 stars since it is OK, but worse than the earlier one I bought. Original review: The good: I buy size 12 most of the time and these in size 12 fit very well for me. Heel and ankle areas very comfortable, and heel/shoe bottoms have good spongey suspension which I find very nice. The not so good: The knitting that supports the laces and upper area is coarse and is knitted into the inside. This causes the top of the foot near the toes to get cut on a bit when walking. My solution so far is to wear thick socks, or 2 pairs of socks. I also noticed the inner side of my left heel was being hurt. This seems to be because the inner part of the shoe around the heel where the bottom meets the side is very coarse and unpadded. The liner is nice, but where the liner stops, and the side of the shoe starts, there is hard material that can dig into the side of my heel a bit. 5 stars easily if not for these two issues. 4 stars with them, which is still a decent review coming from me I think. Read more























