I really want to like these shoes. Everything about them is great, except for the lace design. For some reason they decided to use this weird strap contraption to anchor the laces. Even when I first got the shoe I was hesitant to tie them too tight because I thought they might break. Well, after only 2 days of hiking, the strap got worn through and broke. The next day, the strap on my other shoe broke in the same spot. My friend, who bought the same shoes, also had his straps break on both shoes in the same spot. Why they went with a design with so many possible points of failure is beyond me, because otherwise these would be amazing shoes.