I'm really happy with these shoes so far. They are comfortable and look great too. The sole is nice and grippy and there's a good amount if padding in the tongue and heel without being at all bulky. I've only just started skating in them but so far they seem very well made and durable. My only gripe is that the sizing is very small. I'm normally US10/Euro44 and I've currently got a pair of Gazelles in US10 so went with that initially. However they were just too small. I sized up to US11 and these are good. I possibly could have gotten away with 10.5 but as I purchased online I wanted to avoid another mistake.