Broke down within 6 months?....$123.00 dollars?...Used for work but nothing outside. Was all indoor use. Everytime my knees start to hurt at the end of the day...it is ALWAYS the shoe sole breaking down and sure enough I looked at these and they had broken down?...I guess the old attige you get what you pay for DOESN'T apply to the BROOKS brand. Funny how A LOT of once quality built shoe manufacturers now charge more for an inferior product?...but it's like that in every industry these days...I'll stick with the $70.00 walking shoes that last about as long...