They look great, but the lace holder loosens up when you walk for a while and that really isn't cool. They also make me feel like I am working harder to walk. I actually felt almost like I was walking with two little rocking horses. You have to get used to it.

This is my holy grail of everyday footwear for the warmer weather. The rocker tech works wonders for my sciatica (and diastasis rectus), while the see-through mesh allows me to go sockless and even looks cool, verging almost near sexy, which is a miracle in the world of MBT's. I wear them daily and am often told I look taller and younger in them! I intend to stockpile a second and possibly third pair to pre-empt any disaster that could be caused by their discontinuation.

The Zalika is a great concept, and I wanted to love these. Alas, they do not quite work, and I am afraid that I will be returning mine. First off, the Zalika is unlike any athletic shoes that MBT has ever made. The Zalika is a hybrid shoe/mule marketed as a lightweight travel shoe, kind of like their old Kipimo model. With the Kipimo, you converted the clog to a mule by flipping up the back strap into a decorative strap that went across the top. With the Zalika, the back heel portion actually folds down and that is where I ran into the first of two problems. If you look at the back heel area, you see a kind of elastic banding that goes around the heel? That banding does not go up very high. So what winds up happening, is that the banding goes across the part of the heel that sticks out the most and because it has got a bit of elastic, it naturally wants to pull down. What you really need is for that banding to be higher, so it is closer to your Achilles heel. I do not think that that would have rubbed funny, due to the give of the elastic. Instead, the banding just naturally tugs downward. As it does, the material below the banding gets pushed downward as well, and winds up getting folded up at the very end of your heel. Trust me, this is not comfortable. The second problem is the lacing system. It looks really slick. Instead of regular shoelaces, they are using a very thin cord that is as thin as a cable. It looks really futuristic and interesting. Now, take a look at a close-up view. You do not actually tie a knot; the laces are bound together at the ends with a pull tab, and you adjust it with a cinch tab. And that cinch tab? When you push the lever button in place, it really holds the laces in place. The problem with that? The lever button is very difficult to loosen once you have cinched it down. To make matters worse, you likely will not really be able to see what you are doing (the button will be right under your thumb), and you cannot really get a lot of leverage unless you can contort your foot this way or that. There are some really good things about this shoe. I really love the breathable material. You can see how it is like netting near the front. That provides a lot of breathability, so it makes for a great summer shoe. And the soles use their newer lower profile style, so it does not look nearly so clunky. I hope they update this model, because I love the concept. Unfortunately, they missed on the execution, and what should have been my go-to travel shoes for flopping around a resort in or wearing on a walk/treadmill, instead I am sending this one back. Too bad. It had such promise.

I am finding I can only wear MBT products due to foot problems. I wish they made them in loafer style. I wear these shoes as well as the sandals, and are the only shoes I can wear all day. Great walking shoe!

Nice lightweight MBT's. I thought that the heel was a little iffy, it is very soft and not much structure...I work on my feet all day and thought the heels would slip. But they don't if you get your laces snug enough. The lace catch is stiff and sometimes my old (62) weak and tired fingers are not quite strong enough to push the catch down...but I still wear them every day at work and my feet like them.