Just received these shoes today nicely packaged and in excellent condition. They fit true to size, however, I'm returning them because they are fairly weighty shoes, they look really clunky on my feet, and are not flexible in the sole. My impression is that these are really heavy duty hiking shoes for the die hard hiker, but for my weekend outings on the trails, a lighter, more flexible pair will do just fine.

Well built shoe. But I had hoped to replace the older Nagevi shoes that I really loved, and this women's 8.5 was longer than the older men's 8.5 that I had, even though the width was good in this shoe. But the heel area is too tall and stiff and pushes forward -- hits my ankle bones. Did not like the pale beige color -- made the too-long shoe look even bigger. I just wish Garmont had not changed the older men's shoe! Yes, that was the Nagevi style, but the new Nagevi's are way different than the old. Oh well.

The Onitsuka Tiger fencing shoe has been around more than 40 years: I remember friends of mine using them when I was fencing in the early '70s. I figured that meant they had been user tested for fencing, and if they had stuck around that long, they must be reasonably good. They are. I bought two pairs: at this price, I could buy 3 pairs for the price of the Nike fencing shoe.

I'm a former fencer, and I remember how comfortable my old fencing shoes used to be. I recently started suffering from shin splints, and I remembered that fencing shoes are designed to minimize that. So I got a pair and voila, no more shin splints. I wear these every day and I love them.

I've been a fan of the whole Onitsuka Tiger line for awhile, but these are by far the more comfortable ones I've owned. Great support, comfortable on the feet sitting, standing, or walking. They even pass the ever important Ping Pong match comfort test. My favorite pair of shoes.

As always, my personal faves, Onitsuka and Zappos pair up with another awesome pair of shoozes that I can wear everyday. But they are white, and our yard is muddy, so I only got to wear them once so far. Lightweight, comfy, stylish, true to size. Not much more can be said than Thanks to Zappos and Onitsuka Tiger/Asics for another quality pair of shoes!

I'm not used to a shoe with high arch support. These shoes definitely have that. So, for me personally its probably going to take getting used to. Love the look of the shoe and the materials. They are super light.