Its fairly sturdy and should handle over 200 lbs with just a little wiggles. #2: tie: Howard Leights and Gloryfire have nearly identical lines, and are in my opinion kind of ugly. I hate how the volume wheel is symmetrical, so when the cable flips around you dont know which direction is volume up/down. I should have returned these shoes but I missed the deadline ;-( Hopefully the straps will stretch out after wearing. These are not universel, not even close. A definite do not buy at this price. Either way, the gap between the two Specialist sizes is more than a typical one-size difference. I started the day with 100% battery and after 16 hours of heavy use, I was still left with 30-40% every time! But its much thinner than I have used with other similar products, its almost watery- so you use alot more of it. The cork insole (again, not sure if Im using the right terminology!