It also has two fairly thick chunks of rectangular faux leather. The tongue itself is reasonably padded but nothing over the top. The tongue is gusseted providing a little more defence against debris entering. I’m not sure what the purpose of this is if any. On the medial side there is a piece of faux suede the reaches from the sole to the eye holes. The heel cup is pretty solid too providing some stability when you are tiring and your style is breaking down. The toe has a small but ample protector to look after those toes when you go kicking roots and rocks. The fine mesh will of course help to keep grit from entering. The upper is constructed with a very fine mesh that is totally overlaid with a pvc-like skeleton that encases the entire upper. It left my feet not feeling as battered as normal, needless to say they instantly became my favourite shoe. I ordered a pair and my first ride in them other than around the office at work was the North Downs Way 100 miler. They where getting great reviews all over and seemed to be the shoe that did what I wanted and did it well. When I first read about these I was interested. I was on the look out for some off roaders that were Low heel to toe, lightweight but with average cushioning. I have lowered the amount of heel to toe differential I am comfortable with down to 4mm and below. Maybe with extensive building up training I could reach a level that would enable me to use really minimal shes but I don’t have the time to dedicate to this as I need to and want to do longer miles. I have been tinkering with minimalism a little but find that it is just too painful over long runs. My first pair were the blue and black ones. I am on my second pair of these fantastic shoes.
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