Shoes were ordered and arrived in time to leave on a trip to do 36 holes. No time to break them in, they fit right out of the box. Looked sharp in bold white and black stripes. But in the box were the four small nibs of one of the spikes from just one shoe. Upon trying them on, and fixing up the laces, another two of the spikes lost all four of their nibs. Fortunately, I had several threaded replacements that I could swap in to get me out the door and to the first tee. The shoes were put to a real test with wind, rain, sand, and cold temperatures. As usual, Etonics held up to the abuse and remain my favorite shoe. Have been wearing them over the last 25 years!