text: I was careful to learn from the other reviews and made two important decisions:<br /><br />1) I bought the black/white shoe instead of the red/orange shoe. Other reviews mentioned that the red shoe almost looks traffic-cone orange, and I'm sure that will only get worse as it ages. I went with the safe color, and I'm glad I did - it still looks like a great shoe, almost like a modern interpretation of the classic black & white Adidas theme. Very cool.<br /><br />2) I went up 1/2 in size. I normally wear Men's 11, but I saw the trend that these shoes run small, and 11.5 fit me perfectly. It's difficult enough to buy shoes without trying them on, and it's especially difficult with a tight-fitting, narrow soccer shoe. However, I don't think you can go wrong with going up a size. Amazon has a good return policy on shoes and clothing, so be brave.<br /><br />I haven't used the shoe much yet, but as far as I can tell, it should be a sturdy shoe, certainly worth the $29 I paid for it. Not an amazing shoe, but for the casual pick-up soccer games, this is exactly what I wanted.