I have bought the same style of shoe for 25 years. I have several of the old style of this shoes that I still wear to mow the lawn and other dirty outside stuff. I have bought 3 pairs of the new style and no longer have any of them. The sole fell apart within 7 months with every pair. I always said that if I won the lottery I would buy a hundred pairs of these shoes and never wear anything else. Instead I won't even buy one more pair. Disgusted!!! You took the best shoe ever and turned it into a less then average piece of crap. Now I have to buy shoes not made in the U.S. really saddening New Balance.