text: Last year, I bought these in a size 5.5 W as that is my typical New Balance size. They were too snug until I replaced the inner removable footbed with a much thinner one. They now felt very comfortable, and had great traction on hikes. Unfortunately, the mesh over the toe area recently started to develop holes. I tried stitching them, but more holes appeared; very annoying since everything else was still in great condition. I have a difficult time finding shoes that fit, so with much hesitation, because I thought the same thing would happen again, I ordered another pair, this time in a 6W. This pair fits fine with the footbed that came with it. Time will tell how well the upper mesh holds up.  Update: After just 3 walk/hikes, holes in the mesh area over the toes began to appear. AAARRGH!! Fortunately, I was still within Amazon's 30 day return/refund window. I was especially annoyed as I was in the middle of a hiking vacation in Acadia National Park. I have great difficulty finding comfortable shoes in my size and so felt doomed to carry on with these holey ones for the duration of the vacation. But alas, the stars aligned. While waiting in line for the ladies' room, I noticed the hiking shoes the lady in front of my was wearing. They had rounded toes and looked like the shape that tends to fit me. She told me they were Merrell's Moab; I figured I would look for them when I returned from vacation, but there they were in my size in a little store in the little town where we were staying. I got them in 6B (they do not come in wide), and they were comfortable right away. Hallelujah. So, if you have somewhat wide feet like mine, I would recommend that you give the Moab a try - Amazon has them.