Rockport Men's We are Rockin Chranson Walking Shoe

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My husband says these shoes were a nice fit and comfortable from the start. These shoes do not have the heft and support of the Rockport Mens Road & Trail Waterproof Blucher Rain Shoe, which my husband prefers for serious walking, but he likes these for general walking around. HOWEVER, other reviewers are right: the shoe laces are too short! He could tie them, but not double-knot them, so every few blocks he was forced to retie them. These original laces measure 45 inches. We bought "50 inch" replacement laces (which actually measured 49 inches long.) These new laces fit fine.

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There’s something with the laces that I can’t put my finger on they never seem to stay tied no matter how tight you tie them. I find this particularly annoying when I’m involved in intense walking and need to keep stopping and retying these shoes. Other than this annoying issue these shoes look and feel fantastic.

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I purchased as a walking/work shoe and neither was achieved. The soles are rather stiff and causes each step to be clunky and not allowing a smooth stride. A walk down a long hallway will keep reminding me that I purchased the wrong shoe. The other peeve is the short and round laces that will un-tie in a matter of hours. You will spend extra time tying your shoes every day. I plan on going back to the New Balance Black walking shoe and I will donate these rockports to at least allow someone to use them...hopefully better than what they are wearing. The shoe looks great but the functional reasons for me buying (10,000 steps /day) are just not there.

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These shoes felt like a pair of broken-in favorite shoes as soon as I put them on out of the box. While they have good support, the shoes are very flexible leading one to think that the soles might be much thinner than they are. Stepping on a stone does not result in any discomfort as with some thin sole tennis shoes I have had, but the Rockports soles feel as flexible as those tennis shoes but are much thicker and provide more cushioning. I am no longer as active as I once was, so I really cannot say how well newer Rockport shoes will stand up to hard use, but I have no reason to believe their durability has lessened. Over the years I have owned many Rockport shoes and I have been amazed at the size consistency over that period in that all of my Rockport shoes are exactly the same size. I currently own over a dozen pair of Rockports of differing styles that I regularly wear. I had just retired one pair because the soles hard hardened somewhat over 25 years of wear and no longer maintained the same level of grip, but otherwise were still comfortable and wearable. I know Rockport has had some changes of ownership, but so far those changes have not resulted in any apparent quality reduction. I hope it stays that way because I have been satisfied with Rockport over many years.

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The sole is light and feels good on thee inside, and sure footed on the outside. The top is water proof but I would not consider this a hiking shoe --- the tongue does not attach to the sides and would allow pebbles to come in. I walk three to four miles a day at work and my feet feel good at the end of the day. True the shoe is a bit narrow, but if you allow time to break it in, I feel the shoe improves.

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