text: I really wanted to love these shoes: they're comfortable, and I liked the leather upper for durability, and the sole has the right balance of cushion versus ground-feel. But (and you knew there'd be a but) they fell apart incredibly quickly: the soles and the uppers began to part ways after only owning the shoes for 6 weeks, and mind you, I'm not putting crazy miles on them. I work in a shop and wear them while I'm on my feet all day but I hate running. So, you say, Skora is a young company, maybe their quality control failed just call them up they'll solve the problem. Well, the real reason I can't recommend Skora is that they don't back up their products. Unless you purchase the shoes from their site for full retail price ($150) they won't replace or refund. Even though they acknowledged that the shoes should not have failed and that it was likely a defect, they did not replace them because I got them on sale for about half off of retail.<br />All in all, I think Skora is on to something but until they can stand behind all of their products I can't recommend them, especially as there is apparently some level of quality control problems in their manufacturing pipeline.<br />My Skora cores have been glued back together with [[ASIN:B000HAB3GI 3M 06502 Mahogany 5200 Marine Adhesive/Sealant - 1/10 Gallon]] and I recommend anyone purchasing these shoes from amazon get a tube to go with them.