These shoes are wonderful. I spent a long time browsing to try and find a great pair of shoes and I took a chance on these even though I've never owned the brand before. Walking or running on pavement, over gravel and rocks, whatever, I don't feel it. Where my old shoes made sure I knew I had a large rock under foot, as it hurt, these shoes would laugh at such things if they were able.  Couldn't ask for a better fit: I usually wear a 7, and do have more narrow feet, and I ordered a size 7 and they fit perfectly. I actually checked with Runner's World, prior to ordering, to compare them to a pair of my older shoes to ensure size accuracy.  Probably my only dislikes so far is that the grip setup for the top half of the bottom of the shoe allows for rocks to get semi-easily stuck in it. It doesn't cause any discomfort to my feet, but the sound of rock on pavement is annoying. That said, it's pretty minor.   Edit 10/19/15 - The mesh just hasn't held up and already has a hole in the top of the toe area.  Given that it took a year for that to occur with my old Nike's, this was really disappointing after only three months. I've changed the rating from a 5/5 to a 3/5 due to this. I probably won't try another pair, which is sad because they're still comfortable.