i had a pair of m980v1's and wore them out with many miles of hard road work. i was a bit wary of picking a different brand / style / model, but the m980v2's are just as good as the v1's and seem to have better resilience in the toe mesh area (which i wore thru almost entirely on the v1's). i look forward to many miles more. (and the green is not as garish as it appears in the picture -- but i really would have liked to a cobalt / orange pair)