It'd be great if you can post a review of these at some point after you've had a chance to put them through their paces. I'd be interested to hear your impressions of them after some decent use.
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well, i have been very pleased with my little black leather shoes, but again the laces were garbage, those little things have been absolutely awesome
the main thing i'm finding with these is that they are a bit stiff around the ankle and the anklebone protection is in the wrong place, my anklebones are a little taller, and the heel has a lot of motion which i know will be hard on my socks and skin
but yes, i am gonna get into wearing them regularly, i expect that they will stretch a little in places and get more comfy, and the dual spring clamp/elastic lacing scheme i've rigged up feels really good already
when i was in prison, for about a month i was obsessively thinking about how to make a slip-on jackboot style by using pleating and such to get the instep feel nice, because most shoes get that all wrong