text: I have had trouble with these shoes since purchasing them. The fit is the worst I've experienced in a shoe that's advertised as a hiker, not the size of the shoe but the loose heel cup. I've tried everything to eliminate the heel slip; I removed the speed laces (which I do not recommend for hiking) because they either painfully tight or blisteringly loose and added flat laces laced in a marathon loop, double socks, and still could not completely eliminate the heel slip. The addition of one more eyelet at the top of the shoe could alleviate this further but who knows. I'm not going to give up on them and plan on taking them to Mt. Rogers and will update, but I'm not very confident and will be bringing my other hikers. If you are in the market for hiking shoes that you are actually going to hike in, steer clear of these, they just don't seem designed for what they're advertising them for. Now for street around town shoes I'm sure they're great, they look cool and come in a variety of outfit matching colors, but mountain sports! I doubt it.<br />(Will update in the coming weeks)