text: What happened to the quality of materials in Ryka manufacturing? I used to love how reliable Ryka shoes were in fit and quality. I bought nothing but this brand for all my sports shoes. Now, the shoe is made of rubber, the tongue is paper thin and they've done away with the usual padding that made their shoes so comfortable to wear. The worse thing is that the two shoes in the pair i got are different in the slope and construction of the sole. I wish they had raised their prices and maintained the quality.