I generally like Inov-8 shoes, but these just aren't for me. I still have a pair of F-LIte 240's (I think that's the model) and I love those shoes. I use them every now and then along with a few others when I exercise. I thought the F-Lite 235, being geared more towards crossfit, would make a great gym shoe. I ordered a size up as with all my Inov-8 shoes and the length was fine. I saw no reason to go a size smaller. The problem I had with the shoe was there was so much leftover material in the toebox. It's definitely wider that most Inov-8 shoes, but it's too much room from the top to bottom if that makes sense to you. They just didn't work with my feet. I felt like they weren't locking me down as much as I required. Every other aspect of the shoe was perfect though. If the shoe provided a more locked down feel in the toe area I'd be all over them. For now I'll just stick with my Metcon 1's