As Im getting older and heavier it becomes harder to tie my shoes. I like the Volume and sound/mic balance dials on the side, quite convenient. These are cheaply made, definitely not made for hiking, maybe just a light walk in a park for about an hour. We received an immediate and helpful response from the seller when we let them know that one of the cradle rechargers wasnt working. However the part I needed was my arms and it didnt really do anything there. Very happy with it overall, tried smashing it while playing super smash bros with the fam qnd it stood the durability test :) too bad the wall i threw it at didnt shrug Bought the black. The noise cancelling is awesome. Does the job but U-bolt is thinner than other brands. The seller was so helpful over email, in identifying the European sizing and helping to figure out whether this shoe would fit the gift recipient.