i have had the links for almost a year, and they are great shoes. but mine wore out really fast. my tread pattern has worn and is almost gone as a result my traction has suffered. BUT i still have ok grip. They smell like a dead goat. and the material on the inside of my heel has just been obliterated as well. I get that it was their first flat peddle shoe as well, and they are still learning. Im sure that their pro's who tested the shoe had a new pair every couple months so it is understandable that they didnt wear through them like i did. but i still think they should have given a pair to a couple shop guys such as myself and let us have at them. i did show the rep my shoes at dealer camp in september and he took pics of them and wrote down some of my suggestions saying he was gonna give them to his design guys. but i highly doubt he ever got around to it. sooo here is for hoping they are fixing the durablility of the shoe because i loved them