The shoe is very comfortable. Plus I like to support a shoe company that still manufactures in the USA. I know it's only a percentage of their business, but it's something. You never know, you could be helping your neighbor keep their job. Anyways this shoe fits very comparable to the more expensive 1260 series. The only gripe is that the red actually appears a more salmon color in person. Thats the reason for the 4 stars. The picture should have depicted the color better.