They literally pop right into place so it takes 10 seconds to have them ready to by mounted. Measured with a ruler from inside toe to inside heel, they are exactly 9 inches long. It feels great in hand and the screen is beautiful! Its very disappointing because I want to like these. Headphone,charger, cable were like thrown inside the box . they have a little bit of texturing on them but only around the outer 3/4 inches of the sole. I didnt have a facebook account, so I made one about a week before I was getting my quest 2 in my excitement as October 13th grew closer. This was NOT the Nike slides you buy at Nike store. They have a *little* arch support, but I did have to add orthotics (Dr. I wear these without tightening to make them comfortable.