These shoes are light, super-comfortable and look great, but on to the important stuff, how they skate:Been skating these for 2 weeks, I was a little skeptical as to how they'd skate, but I was pleasantly surprised. Their simplicity makes them awesome and predictable for skating, and the fact that the laces are high up is great, because you don't tear through them nearly as quickly. Usually after a week I'd be tying and re-tying shredded laces every session or two. Not the case with these.The only downside as far as I can see is that they are kind of thin on the top and sides, The canvas in the front actually is a little more durable than I thought, seems like there are 3 thin layers, but still it's not much. So if your main concern is something that will last a long time, then look elsewhere. To me though, their comfort, style and skate-ability are much more important, I'd rather have a kick-ass shoe last for 2 months than a so-so one that lasts me 3 (if you don't skate daily or don't ollie/kickflip a lot, they will probably last you longer than 2 months btw). If they added another layer of canvas to the front section I think these would be the perfect skate shoe and I'd definitely rate them 5 stars.Overall though, I'm super stoked on these, and will be ordering the exact same pair to replace my current ones.