I have the original version of these shoes, the all-black kind. I can't attest to the newer model, but I absolutely love the shoes I have. Everything is well thought out. The shoes fit true to size and it's like they were actually designed for mountain biking, with thick, short laces, a one sided tongue, a sturdy toecap, and a firm sole. Plus, the stealth rubber is insane. It grips almost too well, and you need to be careful putting your foot down on rocks if you're moving fast. Adjusting your foot on the pedal can be a challenge as well, but even with your foot hanging half off the pedal, the shoes pay off.

Would buy again in a heartbeat.

I bought these shoes for an adventure race in Kansas after trying on over 9000 different pairs of shoes in different sizes. I have moderately narrow, tall, feet. The solomon's wouldn't fit in any size, the north faces didn't seem to fit either, but these were perfect. I'm now on half a year with them, and am completely satisfied. My soles didn't delaminate, in fact they are wearing quite nicely. They never allow water to contact my foot, but they do seem to get wet, which I thought was weird. Running through puddles is no problem, and sometimes I wear them to the gym since they work so well at just about anything.

I think mine fit true to size, and my only gripe is that they're relatively stiff, so I have to save them for beach running or dirt, or for bad weather, since they don't cushion nearly as well as a proper road shoe.