My wife loves these shoes. She walks every day on hard surfaces and feels that Salomon shoes are great, just like mine which I have continuously purchased for years.

I prefer shoes that don’t look too clunky. These do fit that bill but in giving in to style I did lose out on some comfort as when I put in my orthotics I found the shoe is a little shallow in the heal for this. My old clunky black ones accommodated my orthotics beautifully. However, they are still doing the job of outside walks in all weather.

Love these shoes around town, they would be a 5 star. Off road hiking the outer sole what 5 star, I was walking in sunny weather, however they was mud on the track and the soles were amazing, felt sure footed. The outer sole also had a good grip on rocks. The reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, is that they loosened a lot when hiking off road - and my foot did not feel secure - had to keep stopping to tighten the laces. However I did not experience this problem around town or street walking. Also loved the way the mud fell off the shoe, it didn't stick to the treads.