so this was the last shoe in my 2 month journey to find walking shoes. I tried: Saucony ride 15w, Asics nimbus? 24, wide & xtra wide, brooks adrenaline gts 22w, new balance 880v12w, nike Pegasus 37, & new balance 1080v12w. all highly rated on so called running sites & YouTubers. im gonna try to cut & paste this on the other shoes reviews. my goal: a lightweight cool temp, wide, neutral, lower heel toe drop, mid cushiony shoe for walking & a little bit of running short distances. I was wearing a new balance industrial shoe then my nike monarchs for the same daily walking running amount. here's my 2 cents: 1. ride 15=surprise favorite shoe of the bunch, never wore saucony before, terrible logo. Reminds me of cheap MacGregor shoes you would get at Walmart in the 80s. Remember them? coolest temp shoe ive ever wore, lightweight & fairly flexible, midsole a little hard for me but people say this is one of the few modern shoes that need a break in period. a little harsh on concrete, but weirdly felt better on gravel. I was prepared to sell my children & leave my wife for these shoes, except after a couple of days around the house, I realized the outer portion of the insole was pressing against my outer big toes & heels. the fit of the shoe was perfect except that. & these were wide in size. if these were available in xtra wide, I would've found my forever shoe. the only extra wide I could find from them were the echelons? that didn't get very good ratings..2. asics nimbus24w=I ended up sending the wide back for xtra wide. narrow shoe similar feel to the pegasus. a foot strangler. not crazy about the gel. I feel it's taxing on your toes after awhile, from repeated squishing into the gel. a little warm but flexible & reasonably lightweight. these was what I ended up keeping. not from shoe design or build, but simply running out of options & risking amazon getting sick of me sending shoes back, & they fit the best out of all of them..3. brooks adrenaline gts22w= 1st impression was they're better made than the others. just a quality feel to them. however, I never could get the shoe to sit right on my feet, different lacing, socks, didn't help. it was too big and too small at the same time..4. nike pegs 37= waaayyy too tight. foot stranglers. cheapest feel of all of them. typical nike feel. the air pocket is a little too hard for light people in my opinion. couldn't find in xtra wide..5. new balance 880v12w & 6. nb 1080v12v= very similar feeling shoes. ive been a fan of nb shoes for decades. mostly work shoes, or kohls 49.95 cheapies. im only 48 & been teased for my dad shoes lol. but damn it nb has always been my go to, no nonsense, affordable, sensible brand. the 1080 is on every runners and walkers list. I basically poured thru YouTube, reddit, amazon reviews, and runners sites & came up with a handful of shoes that were always mentioned in the best category. the 1080 was my 1st shoe ordered assuming they'd be my only shoe. to my abject horror, both the 1080 & 880, had a weird ankle collar material that would repeatedly hit the underside of your ankle with every step. causing a weird numbness/pain. almost like they were hitting a nerve. sent back & got the 880, same thing. huge disappointment. loved everything else about the shoes except the collar thing...so this is the unfortunate end to my shoe shopping. just went with the Asics, hopefully they last. some advice: I think most YouTubers online magazines are getting either free product or payment for positive reviews. & shoes are highly personal. no two feet (not even you're own) are the same. so take what you read with a grain of salt. if possible take it advantage of Amazon's return policy and order two pairs at the same time so you can have a direct comparison. I do find it unfortunate that so many runners out there are convinced their shoes need to be surgically attached to their feet. I've never wore barefoot shoes, but I do think there's something to it and I think we're causing a lot of our own back and feet issues by wearing terrible pointy shoes that are too small/narrow for us. but come in bright and fun colors with name brands we grew up with and attach to social status. And unfortunately, barefoot shoes are not helping the matter by looking like awful bowling shoes, with ridiculous price tags for half the materials and technology in them. Being sold at douche bag stores like REI, and other rich white people hobby stores.