Yeah, they're not the most aesthetically pleasing shoes, but they seem pretty functional... The rubber area in the forefront of the shoe is around where I usually get ollie holes. Most shoes seem to focus reinforcement towards the tip of the toe which mainly protects against wear from flicking kickflip tricks, but then have a weak "side of the toe area" (not sure how to describe it, but the part of the shoe which is covered with rubber on those DC's)