text: These use to be my absolute favorite shoes in the world when the soles were vibram on previous models. The cheep made in China Merrell soles wore out after 4 months of use with big holes in them. I had owned about 3 other pairs of older models of these shoes prior that had vibram soles, each pair lasted for about 2 years of heavy wear and 100's of miles of walking. For a $130.00 shoe I expected more then for the sole to get large holes in it after 4 months of use. On the positive side, these are the most comfortable, best fitting shoes I've ever owned. I would continue to buy them for the rest of my life if the soles get changed back to vibram. These shoes use to be amazing, too bad Merrell makes cheep crappy soles and quit using vibram soles.