if you cant decide between these or the romeros, i suggest getting the romeros because they last a whole lot longer. once you rip through the suede on these, youre done. the shoe also ripped for me in like two weeks. the romeros will last me at least two months before any sort of hole appears. I did like how these shoes felt on your feet, you dont need laces to skate these like everyone else has said. I just wish the figgys had a tougher suede, if youre paying more for the figueroas you would think they would have even better suede then the romeros.