My Crockett Mids finally gave up, Wife gave me a SPoT gift card for Christmas, so I went and tried on a lot of different stuff. I'm a total noob & have only really skated in Vans, wanted to try something different. Based on a friend who has been raving about them, and the recent #1 rank in Ripped Laces SSOTY, I chose a pair of Sucius. VERY different from my Vans, of course, bit off to a good start!!!