This shoe has to be one of the hardest I've ever tried to put on. I feel like this shoe would've benefited greatly from a traditional tongue rather than the sock-like gusseted tongue. The "tongue" makes the shoe exceedingly unnecessarily hard to put on. The front of the "tongue" also bunches up when putting on and I was not able to pull on it to straighten it out. The heel lockdown is just *ok.* I feel like it could've used an extra eyelet closer to the ankle to really help with lockdown. The quick-lacing system seems to be ok but the sock-like tongue negates the utility of the laces. As a wide-footer, I can appreciate the wider toebox but it's totally negated from super narrow foot-entry. Again, I don't think this would have been a problem with a traditional tongue. For reference, I do have higher insteps but the duality of a wider-toebox but a fully-gusseted sock-like tongue with a narrow foot-entry just does not make sense. I also went up a half-size. Otherwise, I really like the silhouette of the design. The shrunken netting overlaid on the upper gives an interesting look but inevitably trap bits of dirt and debris inside. The underfoot comfort from a try-on seems to be a good balance between stability and comfort.