The shoes seemed to meet expectations! skated them, really liked the combination of stiffness of the suade as well as the soles sidewall, also liked the grip from the bottom of the sole as well as the new technology insoles! Also the Michelin formula sole had really good flexibility even right out of the box,, similar to the G6 Re-up in terms of stiffness and flexibility... HOWEVER I SKATED THE SHOES ONE TIME BEFORE GOING TO WORK TO COME BACK TO THEM HAVE BEEN WORM BY SOMEBODY ELSE WHICH DIDN'T REALLY BOTHER ME AT FIRST THEN ONCE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT WASN'T BOTHERING ME THEN WHEN I CAME BACK FILING THEM THEY WERE BACK TO BEING THE ORIGINAL ISSUES I HAD PURCHASED BEEN A FEW DAYS LATER I COME BACK AND THE SHOE IS MADE OF COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SUEDE OR SOMEBODY COMPLETELY DEFILED WITH YOU OR NOT TO FIT OR FUNCTION PROPERLY