My son wore the original new balance 4040 and he loved them.  I appreciated the cleats lasting as long as they did. When he outgrew the original NB 4040 we tried Nike's Vapor cleat.  Big disappointment.  The vapors were light but the cleats wore down very quickly.  The Nike Vapor lasted just one summer of All Star play.  Also my son complained about his feet hurting every time his coach and I had conditioning drills.<br /><br />This 4040v3 is very light.  First thing I noticed after my son removed them from the box.  &#34;Ahhh...these feel better Dad.&#34; were my son's first words after putting them on and running around on the field before practice.<br /><br />What more can I say?  I have a pair of NB 4040v2 cleats and love them.  I hope the cleats on these v3 last as long as the original 4040's my son wore.